Lisbon vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$7086
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	93	97
😀 Quality of life	84	97
🏙️ Population	546K	874K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 54% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2357th and 5th ($1889 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 479th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs San Francisco

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	Lisbon	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$18564

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765