Lisbon vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	546K	2.14M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 18% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2671st and 1654th ($1705 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Portugal and Australia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 475th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Perth

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	Lisbon	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645