Arlington vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$1278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	73	82
🏙️ Population	394K	546K

The cost of living in Arlington is 10% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2153rd and 2671st ($1883 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 3rd in the United States and Portugal, respectively. Check the United States vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Arlington ranked 396th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 1499th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Lisbon

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	Arlington	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$15150

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112