Lisbon vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	83	67
🏙️ Population	546K	6.21M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 93% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2184th and 5559th ($1953 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 574th and 4845th 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	$12.9	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$13739

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631