Lisbon vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$5087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ 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 36% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 2695th and 440th ($1694 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 394th 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 1.9 months in Long Beach. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 372nd and 720th 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	$12.3	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$18490

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652