Lisbon vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$2722
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	546K	1.76M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 7% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2695th and 2281st ($1694 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th 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 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 372nd and 30th 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	$12.3	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576