Lisbon vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	546K	3.42M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 6% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2357th and 1962nd ($1889 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Portugal and Spain, respectively. Check Portugal vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 479th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Madrid

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	Lisbon	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$12418

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703