Lisbon vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$460
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	82	64
🏙️ Population	546K	12.4M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 63% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2695th and 5031st ($1694 vs $1042) 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 372nd and 4799th 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	$12.3	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659