# Cost of living in Lisbon

What it costs to live in Lisbon, Portugal — $2,360/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $2,360 |
| Couple | $2,888 |
| Family (4) | $6,092 |
| Retirees | $2,888 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $1,616 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $460 |  |
| Transport | $47 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $236 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $1,232 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $1,616 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $2,001 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $3,058 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $1.24 |
| Bread (loaf) | $1.84 |
| Eggs (12) | $4.14 |
| Rice (1kg) | $1.69 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $8.12 |
| Apples (1kg) | $2.26 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $2.43 |
| Potatoes (1kg) | $1.83 |
| Water (1.5L) | $0.88 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $5.90 |
| Beer (0.5L) | $1.32 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $15 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $59 |
| Cappuccino | $2.70 |
| Beer (draught) | $3.54 |
| Coke (0.33L) | $2.57 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $47 |
| Single ride | $2.36 |
| Taxi start | $4.13 |
| Taxi per km | $1.16 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $2.11 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $1,614/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $3,589
- **Local currency:** EUR (1 USD ≈ 0.91 EUR)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edinburgh | $1,620 | $2,851 | /cost-of-living/edinburgh |
| Paris | $1,604 | $2,558 | /cost-of-living/paris |
| Funchal | $1,568 | $2,223 | /cost-of-living/funchal |
| Munich | $1,678 | $2,883 | /cost-of-living/munich |
| Berlin | $1,550 | $2,621 | /cost-of-living/berlin |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/lisbon

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/lisbon) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.