Lisbon vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	82	67
🏙️ Population	546K	5.6M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 75% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2671st and 5668th ($1705 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Portugal and Russia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 475th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Saint Petersburg

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	Lisbon	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$7571

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441