🇵🇹 Portugal · #282 of 538 cities · 2026

Cost of Living in Lisbon

5.0% above the Portugal average

Ranked #282 of 538 cities · More expensive than 47.6% of cities worldwide

Compared to Portugal average

Rent Prices

Rent Prices in Lisbon

Apartment City Centre Outside Centre You Save
1-Bedroom EUR 1,336/mo ≈ $1,556 EUR 1,020/mo ≈ $1,188 24%
3-Bedroom EUR 2,523/mo ≈ $2,937 EUR 1,630/mo ≈ $1,897 24%
Numbeo · 2026-03-12

Multi-Source Comparison

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Lisbon has a composite cost index of 45.3 from 3 independent data sources.

45.3
Composite
3
Sources
0.7
Spread

Source Values (NYC = 100)

Numbeo
46.0
Expatistan
41.5
LivingCost
No data
SIM
44.4
Eurostat Validation (EU27 = 100) Gov. Data
Eurostat
96.1

Based on 89 country PLI x 1.08 city factor

View all 127 cities | Data last updated: 2026-03-18

Cost Indices

Cost of Living
+5.0% Average
Rent
+8.3% Expensive
Groceries
+1.9% Average
Restaurants
+5.6% Average
Purchasing Power
-5.0% Average

Living in Lisbon: What to Expect

Lisbon is average by global standards (ranked #282 of 538 cities). It is 5.0% more expensive than the Portugal average, based on 5 cities.

Groceries are average, while dining out is average. Groceries offers the best value, while Rent is the priciest.

Local purchasing power is limited — residents can afford fewer goods and services than in most cities.

Workers in Portugal earning EUR 50,000 gross take home EUR 2,728/month after tax (34.5% effective rate). See full Portugal tax calculator →

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