Lisbon vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	24
😀 Quality of life	84	45
🏙️ Population	546K	6.56M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 213% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2357th and 7790th ($1889 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 479th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Shaoyang

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	Lisbon	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599