Side-by-side
Lisbon vs Barcelona
A single person's monthly burn is €231 lower in Lisbon — 12% less than Barcelona.
🇵🇹Lisbon
Portugal · 545K pop
vs🇪🇸Barcelona
Spain · 1.6M pop
Monthly rent (1BR)
€1,300€1,450
12% pricierGroceries / mo
€290€320
10% pricierEating out (meal)
€13€14
8% pricierInternet (100mbps)
€35€38
9% pricierAvg salary (tech)
€2,400€2,800
17% higherCoworking / mo
€180€200
11% pricier🇵🇹 Lisbon
Visa-friendly and well connected, but local salaries lag far behind expat-driven rents.
Estimated monthly budget: €1,874
🇪🇸 Barcelona
Beach-and-metro city with the deepest startup scene in southern Europe — and rents that now reflect it.
Estimated monthly budget: €2,105