Lisbon vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$2651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	82	89
🏙️ Population	546K	521K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 9% more expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 2671st and 3152nd ($1705 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th in Portugal and France, respectively. Check Portugal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 475th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Lyon

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	Lisbon	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$10816

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457