Lisbon vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	83	96
🏙️ Population	546K	2.14M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 23% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 2123rd and 791st ($1966 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Portugal and Australia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 532nd and 11th 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	$14.7	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913