Lisbon vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	49
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	546K	1.02M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 8% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 2184th and 1668th ($1953 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 574th and 123rd 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	$12.9	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891