City comparison
Cost of living in Vienna vs Lisbon
One person needs about €1,856 a month in Vienna and €1,874 in Lisbon, rent included — Vienna is 1% 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 Vienna on €3,000, you need
€3,029/ month net
1% more than today (+€29)
- Vienna today
- Basket €1,856 · left over €1,144 (38%)
- Lisbon at the matched salary
- Basket €1,874 · left over €1,155 (38%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 128% over in Lisbon (tight) vs 216% in Vienna. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇦🇹 Vienna
Huge subsidised housing stock keeps rents unusually sane for a rich capital.
Monthly budget: €1,856
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 Vienna or Lisbon?
On salary, Vienna pays more for tech roles (€4,000 versus €2,400 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,144 in Vienna at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,150 in Vienna against €1,300 in Lisbon. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Vienna at 75 and Lisbon at 83 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.