Lisbon vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	82	87
🏙️ Population	546K	525K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 35% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2758th and 501st ($1738 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 443rd in Portugal and the United States, respectively. Check Portugal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 437th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Sacramento

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	Lisbon	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$30262

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851