Arlington vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$1605
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	78	83
🏙️ Population	394K	546K

The cost of living in Arlington is 3% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2324th and 2123rd ($1913 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1st 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 months in Arlington compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 895th and 532nd 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	$16	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$17788

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231