Lisbon vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$2945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	84	95
🏙️ Population	546K	1.8M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 0.8% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2357th and 2306th ($1889 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd 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 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 479th and 46th 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	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$4789

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811