Chennai vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$142	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$1605
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	79	93
😀 Quality of life	65	83
🏙️ Population	6.6M	546K

The cost of living in Chennai is 79% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8947th and 2123rd ($409 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Portugal, respectively. Check India vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 5131st and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Lisbon

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	Chennai	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$17788

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231