Lisbon vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$4536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	82	76
🏙️ Population	546K	467K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 38% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2671st and 379th ($1705 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 339th 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 475th and 949th 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	$12.1	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$27134

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683