Lisbon vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	66
😀 Quality of life	84	60
🏙️ Population	546K	2.53M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 83% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 2357th and 5342nd ($1889 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Portugal and Colombia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 479th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Medellin

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	Lisbon	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$6383

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677