City comparison
Cost of living in Paris vs Lisbon
One person needs about €2,552 a month in Paris and €1,874 in Lisbon, rent included — Lisbon is 27% 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 Paris on €3,000, you need
€2,203/ month net
27% less than today (-€797)
- Paris today
- Basket €2,552 · left over €448 (15%)
- Lisbon at the matched salary
- Basket €1,874 · left over €329 (15%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 128% over in Lisbon (tight) vs 172% in Paris. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇫🇷 Paris
Dense, walkable and expensive — small flats are the price of central living.
Monthly budget: €2,552
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 Paris or Lisbon?
On salary, Paris pays more for tech roles (€4,400 versus €2,400 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,848 in Paris at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,750 in Paris against €1,300 in Lisbon. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Paris at 68 and Lisbon at 83 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.