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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$6928
😷 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 52% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 2695th and 22nd ($1694 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 372nd and 69th 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	$12.3	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$15889

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123