Lisbon vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	546K	689K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 20% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 2123rd and 982nd ($1966 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 843rd in Portugal and the United States, respectively. Check Portugal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 532nd and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Nashville

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	Lisbon	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$30286

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595