City comparison
Cost of living in Singapore vs Lisbon
One person needs about €3,070 a month in Singapore and €1,874 in Lisbon, rent included — Lisbon is 39% 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 Singapore on €3,000, you need
€1,831/ month net
39% less than today (-€1,169)
- Singapore today
- Basket €3,070 · left over -€70 (-2%)
- Lisbon at the matched salary
- Basket €1,874 · left over -€43 (-2%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 128% over in Lisbon (tight) vs 195% in Singapore. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇸🇬 Singapore
Low tax and a great base for Asia, undone by rent and car costs.
Monthly budget: €3,070
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 Singapore or Lisbon?
On salary, Singapore pays more for tech roles (€6,000 versus €2,400 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,930 in Singapore at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €2,300 in Singapore against €1,300 in Lisbon. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Singapore at 68 and Lisbon at 83 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.