City cost of living · 2023

Cost of living in European cities

What it actually costs to live in 17 European cities, monthly rent, groceries, utilities and getting around, in local euros. National averages hide the big-city premium; this is the city-level detail.

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Cheapest essentials: Lisbon
Priciest essentials: Zurich
Cities: 17

Monthly essentials, most expensive first

A single person renting a one-bedroom flat outside the centre: rent + groceries + utilities + a transit pass. Core costs only, excluding discretionary spending.

Source: National statistics offices + Eurostat urban audit As of 2023

All cities

City	Price index	1-bed rent	Monthly essentials
Lisbon, Portugal	86	€1,150	€1,185
Vienna, Austria	105	€900	€1,221
Madrid, Spain	92	€1,100	€1,225
Barcelona, Spain	94	€1,150	€1,270
Rome, Italy	96	€1,100	€1,295
Helsinki, Finland	118	€1,100	€1,320
Berlin, Germany	108	€1,250	€1,469
Milan, Italy	110	€1,300	€1,469
Stockholm, Sweden	118	€1,450	€1,585
Paris, France	145	€1,450	€1,621
Munich, Germany	125	€1,500	€1,758
Oslo, Norway	145	€1,450	€1,780
Copenhagen, Denmark	138	€1,700	€1,899
Amsterdam, Netherlands	135	€1,850	€1,985
London, United Kingdom	165	€2,150	€2,205
Dublin, Ireland	145	€2,050	€2,280
Zurich, Switzerland	180	€2,100	€2,390

Price index on the EU-27 = 100 scale. Rent = average 1-bed in the city centre. Monthly essentials = rent (outside centre) + groceries + utilities + transit.