Lisbon vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	82	90
🏙️ Population	546K	1.6M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 34% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2671st and 664th ($1705 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 475th and 138th 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	$12.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693