Lisbon vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	546K	1.8M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 8% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2671st and 2225th ($1705 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st in Portugal and Canada, respectively. Check Portugal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 475th and 51st 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	$12.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$5725

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692