Lisbon vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	84	88
🏙️ Population	546K	525K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 33% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 2357th and 362nd ($1889 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 479th and 309th 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	$12.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850