Lisbon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$1905
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	82	79
🏙️ Population	546K	24.9M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 53% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2758th and 4780th ($1738 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Portugal and China, respectively. Check Portugal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 437th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Shanghai

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	Lisbon	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774