City Cost Comparisons

28 side-by-side guides. Rent, food, transport, salaries and quality of life. Updated 2026.

London comparisons
🇬🇧 London vs 🇵🇹 Lisbon
Lisbon is the winner — €1,220/month
60% cheaper
🇬🇧 London vs 🇫🇷 Paris
Paris is the winner — €1,891/month
37% cheaper
🇬🇧 London vs 🇳🇱 Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the winner — €2,158/month
29% cheaper
🇬🇧 London vs 🇨🇭 Zurich
London is the winner — €3,023/month
8% cheaper
Paris comparisons
🇫🇷 Paris vs 🇩🇪 Berlin
Berlin is the winner — €1,400/month
23% cheaper
🇫🇷 Paris vs 🇳🇱 Amsterdam
Paris is the winner — €1,891/month
14% cheaper
🇫🇷 Paris vs 🇵🇹 Lisbon
Lisbon is the winner — €1,200/month
34% cheaper
🇫🇷 Paris vs 🇪🇸 Madrid
Madrid is the winner — €1,250/month
31% cheaper
Amsterdam comparisons
🇳🇱 Amsterdam vs 🇩🇪 Berlin
Berlin is the winner — €1,400/month
35% cheaper
🇳🇱 Amsterdam vs 🇨🇿 Prague
Prague is the winner — €940/month
52% cheaper
🇮🇪 Dublin vs 🇳🇱 Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the winner — €2,158/month
24% cheaper
Berlin comparisons
🇩🇪 Berlin vs 🇪🇸 Barcelona
Berlin is the winner — €1,400/month
13% cheaper
🇩🇪 Berlin vs 🇦🇹 Vienna
Berlin is the winner — €1,400/month
10% cheaper
🇩🇪 Munich vs 🇩🇪 Berlin
Berlin is the winner — €1,608/month
25% cheaper
London comparisons (extended)
🇬🇧 London vs 🇩🇪 Berlin
Berlin is the winner — €1,400/month
54% cheaper
Lisbon comparisons
🇵🇹 Lisbon vs 🇪🇸 Madrid
Lisbon is the winner — €1,150/month
8% cheaper
🇵🇹 Lisbon vs 🇵🇹 Porto
Porto is the winner — €1,207/month
16% cheaper
🇬🇷 Athens vs 🇵🇹 Lisbon
Athens is the winner — €1,141/month
23% cheaper
🇪🇸 Barcelona vs 🇵🇹 Lisbon
Lisbon is the winner — €1,402/month
1% cheaper
🇵🇹 Lisbon vs 🇪🇸 Barcelona
Lisbon is the winner — €1,200/month
11% cheaper
Spain comparisons
🇪🇸 Madrid vs 🇪🇸 Barcelona
Madrid is the winner — €1,250/month
7% cheaper
🇪🇸 Valencia vs 🇪🇸 Barcelona
Valencia is the winner — €1,100/month
19% cheaper
Italy comparisons
🇮🇹 Milan vs 🇮🇹 Rome
Rome is the winner — €1,384/month
21% cheaper
🇮🇹 Rome vs 🇪🇸 Barcelona
Rome is the winner — €1,384/month
2% cheaper
Central & Eastern Europe
🇭🇺 Budapest vs 🇦🇹 Vienna
Budapest is the winner — €825/month
51% cheaper
🇦🇹 Vienna vs 🇨🇭 Zurich
Vienna is the winner — €1,692/month
48% cheaper
🇨🇿 Prague vs 🇭🇺 Budapest
Budapest is the winner — €850/month
15% cheaper
🇵🇱 Warsaw vs 🇨🇿 Prague
Warsaw is the winner — €890/month
9% cheaper
Nordics
🇸🇪 Stockholm vs 🇩🇰 Copenhagen
Stockholm is the winner — €2,225/month
8% cheaper

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