Lisbon vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$1322
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$819
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	90
😀 Quality of life	82	66
🏙️ Population	546K	9.21M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 32% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2695th and 4206th ($1694 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Portugal and Mexico, respectively. Check Portugal vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 372nd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Mexico City

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	Lisbon	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$10204

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881