Lisbon vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	546K	3.9M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 42% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2184th and 72nd ($1953 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 574th and 55th 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	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$28004

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974