Columbus vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	93
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	906K	546K

The cost of living in Columbus is 15% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1512th and 2357th ($2181 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 217th and 479th 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	$19.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$17217

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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