Lisbon vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	96
😀 Quality of life	82	80
🏙️ Population	546K	17.7M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 86% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2671st and 5950th ($1705 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Portugal and China, respectively. Check Portugal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 475th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Shenzhen

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	Lisbon	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$22267

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609