Columbus vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	88	82
🏙️ Population	906K	546K

The cost of living in Columbus is 30% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1248th and 2758th ($2252 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 242nd and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Lisbon

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	Columbus	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$16143

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162