Lisbon vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	82	90
🏙️ Population	546K	3.42M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 4% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 2671st and 2443rd ($1705 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Portugal and Spain, respectively. Check Portugal vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 475th and 151st 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	$12.1	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522