Lisbon vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	82	66
🏙️ Population	546K	8.78M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 165% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2671st and 7256th ($1705 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 118th in Portugal and China, respectively. Check Portugal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 475th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Quanzhou

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	Lisbon	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936