Atlanta vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$1278
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	90	82
🏙️ Population	499K	546K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 51% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 704th and 2671st ($2570 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 165th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Lisbon

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	Atlanta	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$15150

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

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