Arlington vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	77	84
🏙️ Population	394K	546K

The cost of living in Arlington is 2% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 2476th and 2357th ($1856 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Lisbon. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 1375th and 479th 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	$15.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$17217

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231