Lisbon vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	86
😀 Quality of life	84	93
🏙️ Population	546K	1.39M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 46% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2357th and 43rd ($1889 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 479th and 97th 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	$12.9	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$28967

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782