Charlotte vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$1278
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	93
😀 Quality of life	88	82
🏙️ Population	875K	546K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 48% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 761st and 2671st ($2528 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 252nd and 475th 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	$16.6	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$15150

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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