Lisbon vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$3005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	83	96
🏙️ Population	546K	1.8M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 1% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2184th and 2284th ($1953 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 574th and 11th 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	$12.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$5550

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805