Lisbon vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$5544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	546K	8.8M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 62% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2671st and 3rd ($1705 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 475th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs New York City

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	Lisbon	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$21465

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111