Lisbon vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	82	88
🏙️ Population	546K	468K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 29% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2671st and 972nd ($1705 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 475th and 221st 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	$12.1	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682