Lisbon vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$3795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	546K	592K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 16% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2695th and 1756th ($1694 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Portugal and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Portugal vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 372nd and 54th 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	$12.3	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$12166

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413