Lisbon vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$4287
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	82	91
🏙️ Population	546K	1.6M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 30% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2695th and 812th ($1694 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 735th in Portugal and the United States, respectively. Check Portugal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 372nd and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Philadelphia

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	Lisbon	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$15748

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766