Lisbon vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$6051
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$1825
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$3146
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$4933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	82	77
🏙️ Population	546K	467K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 35% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2758th and 464th ($1738 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Long Beach ranked 181st in the United States, while ranked 437th and 769th 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	$13	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$21877

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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

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614