Lisbon vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$2805
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	546K	1.76M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 11% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 2758th and 2002nd ($1738 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th 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 1.4 months in Montreal. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 437th and 60th 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	$13	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$6957

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610