Lisbon vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	80
😀 Quality of life	84	93
🏙️ Population	546K	737K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 40% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2357th and 125th ($1889 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 92nd in Portugal and the United States, respectively. Check Portugal vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 479th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Seattle

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	Lisbon	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114