Lisbon vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1514
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$2239
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$740
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	546K	1.6M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 25% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2184th and 742nd ($1953 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 648th 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 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 574th and 87th 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	$12.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$72.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$3762
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$1992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$95.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$4.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$8.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$60.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$85.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$49
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$2195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$17603

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801