Lisbon vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$3115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	50
😀 Quality of life	82	90
🏙️ Population	546K	1.02M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 17% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2671st and 1701st ($1705 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 25th in Portugal and Canada, respectively. Check Portugal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 475th and 162nd 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	$12.1	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800