Denver vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Denver	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2775	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6485	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$2926	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4922	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	716K	546K

The cost of living in Denver is 47% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 434th and 2357th ($2775 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th 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 Denver compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 183rd and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Lisbon

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	Denver	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.19	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1450	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3135	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2601	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5007	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3720	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.24	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$199	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16240	$17217

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2552
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2735
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2677
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2744
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2961
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2596
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2760
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2537
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2876
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2760
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2465
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2019
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2385
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2353
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1895
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1628
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2407
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1705
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1516
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2235
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2514
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1699
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1753

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