Lisbon vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	57
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	546K	2.42M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 126% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2184th and 6516th ($1953 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Portugal and Brazil, respectively. Check Portugal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 574th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Salvador

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	Lisbon	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$14902

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743