Lisbon vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	546K	6.26M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 64% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 2184th and 4795th ($1953 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Chile, respectively. Check Portugal vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 574th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Santiago

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	Lisbon	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849