Lisbon vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$4931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	82	89
🏙️ Population	546K	468K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 30% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2758th and 806th ($1738 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 437th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Raleigh

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	Lisbon	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$22229

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753