Lisbon vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$5275
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	82	94
🏙️ Population	546K	3.9M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 45% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2758th and 72nd ($1738 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 437th and 47th 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	$13	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754