Lisbon vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	546K	985K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 16% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 2671st and 1732nd ($1705 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and Sweden, respectively. Check Portugal vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 475th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Stockholm

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	Lisbon	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331