Charlotte vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$1562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	93
😀 Quality of life	89	83
🏙️ Population	875K	546K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 23% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1073rd and 2184th ($2403 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 283rd and 574th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Lisbon

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	Charlotte	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$16697

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249