Lisbon vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	84
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	546K	442K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 41% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 2357th and 118th ($1889 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 479th and 119th 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	$12.9	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$25246

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101