Lisbon vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$4604
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1208
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1789
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$4089
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	546K	1.43M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 5% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2184th and 1874th ($1953 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1483rd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs San Antonio ranked 42nd in the United States, while ranked 574th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs San Antonio

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	Lisbon	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$1889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$96.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$17470

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2175
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2200
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2237
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2165
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2444
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2187
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2125
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2226
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1991
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2029
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1009
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1706
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2153
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1883
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2016
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1736
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1017
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$802
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$2000
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1913
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2285
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2094
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2762
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2112
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1836
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2150
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2150