Lisbon vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$2219
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	546K	2.75M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 7% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2357th and 1942nd ($1889 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Portugal and Italy, respectively. Check Portugal vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 479th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Rome

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	Lisbon	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$10916

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323