Lisbon vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	82	62
🏙️ Population	546K	6.21M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 82% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2758th and 5959th ($1738 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Portugal and Brazil, respectively. Check Portugal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 437th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Lisbon	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585