Lisbon vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	84	94
🏙️ Population	546K	664K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 28% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2357th and 689th ($1889 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Portugal and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Portugal vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 479th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Rotterdam

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	Lisbon	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671