Lisbon vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$740
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	90
😀 Quality of life	82	68
🏙️ Population	546K	9.21M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 46% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2758th and 4630th ($1738 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Portugal and Mexico, respectively. Check Portugal vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 437th and 3360th 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	$13	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$8550

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$835
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$783
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$723
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$884
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$734
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$775
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$835
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$731
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$794
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$757
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$816
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$772
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$844
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$729
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$734
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$843
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$704
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$811
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$939
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$789
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$797
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$941
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$763
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$504
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$601
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$660
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$748
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$691
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$723
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$729
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$589
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$659
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$674
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$709