Chicago vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	2.75M	546K

The cost of living in Chicago is 57% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 529th and 2671st ($2678 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 23rd and 475th 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	$21.9	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$15150

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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