Lisbon vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	84	69
🏙️ Population	546K	11.5M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 80% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2357th and 5192nd ($1889 vs $1052) 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 479th and 4142nd 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	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$15428

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666