Lisbon vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	84	78
🏙️ Population	546K	467K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 34% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2357th and 327th ($1889 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 273rd in Portugal and the United States, respectively. Check Portugal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 479th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Long Beach

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	Lisbon	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$19997

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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

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821