Lisbon vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	93	57
😀 Quality of life	83	63
🏙️ Population	546K	2.42M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 122% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 2123rd and 6337th ($1966 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 532nd and 5445th 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	$14.7	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$15139

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751