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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$5742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	546K	1.01M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 51% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2184th and 8th ($1953 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 574th and 148th 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	$12.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212