Chicago vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	97	84
🏙️ Population	2.75M	546K

The cost of living in Chicago is 48% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 394th and 2357th ($2799 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 16th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Lisbon

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	Chicago	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$17217

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

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