Lisbon vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$2928
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	546K	1.9M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 3% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2123rd and 2370th ($1966 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Portugal and Canada, respectively. Check Portugal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 532nd and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Montreal

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	Lisbon	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$6432

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828