Lisbon vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	84	77
🏙️ Population	546K	24.9M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 67% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2357th and 4879th ($1889 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 479th and 1383rd 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	$12.9	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$27624

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753