Lisbon vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	93	96
😀 Quality of life	83	72
🏙️ Population	546K	13.3M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 23% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 2184th and 3728th ($1953 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Russia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 574th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Moscow

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	Lisbon	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$17546

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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 Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791