Lisbon vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	82	63
🏙️ Population	546K	11.5M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 72% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2758th and 5616th ($1738 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 437th and 4573rd 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	$13	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$13135

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629