Lisbon vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$4771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	546K	3.9M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 47% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 2671st and 80th ($1705 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 475th and 58th 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	$12.1	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919