Lisbon vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$4549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	546K	3.9M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 44% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2357th and 65th ($1889 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 479th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Los Angeles

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	Lisbon	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927