Austin vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	962K	546K

The cost of living in Austin is 28% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1002nd and 2357th ($2416 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 151st and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Lisbon

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	Austin	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$17217

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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