Lisbon vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	84	93
🏙️ Population	546K	1.6M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 27% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 2357th and 744th ($1889 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 660th 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 25th in the United States, while ranked 479th and 95th 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	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$15283

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886