City comparison
Cost of living in Split vs Lisbon
One person needs about €1,337 a month in Split and €1,874 in Lisbon, rent included — Split is 40% 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 Split on €3,000, you need
€4,205/ month net
40% more than today (+€1,205)
- Split today
- Basket €1,337 · left over €1,663 (55%)
- Lisbon at the matched salary
- Basket €1,874 · left over €2,331 (55%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 128% over in Lisbon (tight) vs 142% in Split. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 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 Split or Lisbon?
On salary, Lisbon pays more for tech roles (€2,400 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €563 in Split at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €780 in Split against €1,300 in Lisbon. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Split at 74 and Lisbon at 83 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.