Lisbon vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$4317
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1745
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$3958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	60
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	546K	246K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 6% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 2184th and 2713th ($1953 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1895th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Louisville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 574th and 333rd 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	$12.9	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$2583
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$6.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$16074

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1895
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1908
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1901
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1851
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1895
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1603
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2116
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1806
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1836
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1716
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2086
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1924
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2122
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1586
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2035
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1679
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1847
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2343
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1928
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$2073
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1994
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1911
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1355
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2053
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1855
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2374
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1904
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2074
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1554
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1864
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1872
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2011