Lisbon vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	49
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	546K	1.02M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 7% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2123rd and 1688th ($1966 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 532nd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Ottawa

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	Lisbon	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875