Columbus vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$1259
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$2162
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$446
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$1605
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	88	83
🏙️ Population	906K	546K

The cost of living in Columbus is 9% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1634th and 2123rd ($2140 vs $1966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 1st 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 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 266th and 532nd 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	$20.9	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$1033
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$7840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$4420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$17788

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

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