Lisbon vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	546K	1.01M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 55% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2671st and 8th ($1705 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 475th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs San Jose, United States

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	Lisbon	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$25839

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968