City comparison
Cost of living in Canggu, Bali vs Lisbon
One person needs about €1,095 a month in Canggu, Bali and €1,874 in Lisbon, rent included — Canggu, Bali is 71% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Lisbon the way you live in Canggu, Bali on €3,000, you need
€5,134/ month net
71% more than today (+€2,134)
- Canggu, Bali today
- Basket €1,095 · left over €1,905 (64%)
- Lisbon at the matched salary
- Basket €1,874 · left over €3,260 (63%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 128% over in Lisbon (tight) vs 100% in Canggu, Bali. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇮🇩 Canggu, Bali
Villa-and-scooter life with real coworking density — and unreliable power.
Monthly budget: €1,095
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇵🇹 Lisbon
Visa-friendly and well connected, but local salaries lag far behind expat-driven rents.
Monthly budget: €1,874
Sources: Statistics Portugal (INE) + Eurostat, HICP & house-rent statistics (2025) · 331 community reports
Should you move to Canggu, Bali or Lisbon?
On salary, Lisbon pays more for tech roles (€2,400 versus €1,100 a month), so the money left over after costs is €526 in Lisbon at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €700 in Canggu, Bali against €1,300 in Lisbon. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Canggu, Bali at 80 and Lisbon at 83 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.