Lisbon vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$5439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	82	91
🏙️ Population	546K	1.39M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 51% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2695th and 26th ($1694 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 372nd and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs San Diego

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	Lisbon	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$18429

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606