Lisbon vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4500
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1950
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$3986
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	60
😀 Quality of life	82	87
🏙️ Population	546K	246K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 6% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 2671st and 2336th ($1705 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 475th and 299th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Louisville

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	Lisbon	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$13378

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1903
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1865
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1664
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1874
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1875
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1862
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1845
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2147
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1940
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2145
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1779
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2001
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1636
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1848
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2490
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2010
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1914
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2100
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1895
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1839
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1432
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1847
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1953
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1880
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2189
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1853
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2023
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1427
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1834
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1974