Lisbon vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	82	87
🏙️ Population	546K	2.87M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 0.2% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2695th and 2685th ($1694 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Portugal and Italy, respectively. Check Portugal vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 372nd and 230th 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	$12.3	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$9800

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229