Lisbon vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$4341
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$1070
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$1746
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$4016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	60
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	546K	246K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 6% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 2123rd and 2604th ($1966 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1876th 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 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 532nd and 326th 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	$14.7	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$16070

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035