Lisbon vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$4401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	89
😀 Quality of life	83	97
🏙️ Population	546K	5.87M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 37% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 2184th and 154th ($1953 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Singapore, respectively. Check Portugal vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 574th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Singapore City

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	Lisbon	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$31369

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663