Arbitrage calculator

Every city ranked by what you'd actually keep.

Monthly income (USD)

City

Cost tier

🇵🇹 Lisbon on your income

Cost/mo

$2,350

€2,021

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City	Cost/mo	Surplus/mo	Surplus/yr	Rate	To $50,000
DaliChina	$900 CN¥6,390	—	—	—	Never
KunmingChina	$1,000 CN¥7,100	—	—	—	Never
Chiang MaiThailand	$1,050 THB 33,600	—	—	—	Never
Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam	$1,150 ₫30.2M	—	—	—	Never
TiranaAlbania	$1,200 ALL 99,600	—	—	—	Never
TbilisiGeorgia	$1,250 GEL 3,375	—	—	—	Never
Kuala LumpurMalaysia	$1,300 MYR 5,460	—	—	—	Never
ChengduChina	$1,300 CN¥9,230	—	—	—	Never
MedellínColombia	$1,350 COP 5.5M	—	—	—	Never
BelgradeSerbia	$1,350 RSD 136.4K	—	—	—	Never
Buenos AiresArgentina	$1,450 ARS 2.1M ±	—	—	—	Never
IstanbulTürkiye	$1,500 TRY 63,000 ±	—	—	—	Never
BangkokThailand	$1,550 THB 49,600	—	—	—	Never
Canggu / BaliIndonesia	$1,550 IDR 25.3M	—	—	—	Never
BudapestHungary	$1,650 HUF 561K	—	—	—	Never
Cape TownSouth Africa	$1,650 ZAR 28,875	—	—	—	Never
Port Louis / Grand BaieMauritius	$1,700 MUR 78,200	—	—	—	Never
AthensGreece	$1,800 €1,548	—	—	—	Never
TaipeiTaiwan	$1,800 NT$55,800	—	—	—	Never
Playa del CarmenMexico	$1,800 MX$33,300	—	—	—	Never
Mexico CityMexico	$1,850 MX$34,225	—	—	—	Never
ShenzhenChina	$1,850 CN¥13,135	—	—	—	Never
WarsawPoland	$1,900 PLN 6,935	—	—	—	Never
Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain	$1,950 €1,677	—	—	—	Never
TallinnEstonia	$1,950 €1,677	—	—	—	Never
PragueCzechia	$2,100 CZK 44,100	—	—	—	Never
LisbonPortugal	$2,350 €2,021	—	—	—	Never
SeoulSouth Korea	$2,350 ₩3.2M	—	—	—	Never
ShanghaiChina	$2,400 CN¥17,040	—	—	—	Never
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	$3,600 AED 13,221	—	—	—	Never

Surplus = income − (rent central + coworking + groceries + eating out + utilities + mobile + transport + gym) at the mid-range tier. Local-currency figures use reference rates as of 2026-08; ± marks volatile currencies. Each city page shows its last-verified date.

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