Lisbon vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	96
😀 Quality of life	83	74
🏙️ Population	546K	11.5M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 75% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2184th and 5003rd ($1953 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Brazil, respectively. Check Portugal vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 574th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Sao Paulo

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	Lisbon	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719