Lisbon vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$7133
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$2069
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$3842
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$4346
😷 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 45% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 2695th and 101st ($1694 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 86th 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Miami ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 372nd and 114th 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	$12.3	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$28464

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783