Lisbon vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$4410
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	85
😀 Quality of life	82	91
🏙️ Population	546K	442K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 44% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 2758th and 103rd ($1738 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 80th in Portugal and the United States, respectively. Check Portugal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 437th and 109th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Miami

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	Lisbon	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$25328

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860