Lisbon vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lisbon Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1738
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4010
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1101
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1921
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1351
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
546K
12.7M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 70% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2758th and 5553rd ($1738 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 437th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Suzhou

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Lisbon Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.76
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1300
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2473
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6911
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3548
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.48
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.72
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.6
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16143
$26560

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Almada
$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Amadora
$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Queluz
$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Odivelas
$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi Barreiro
$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi Amora
$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi Seixal
$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi Oeiras
$1618
13 km or 8 mi Agualva-Cacem
$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi Loures
$1453
17 km or 10 mi Montijo
$1491
18 km or 11 mi Moita
$1408
18 km or 11 mi Algueirao-Mem Martins
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Sintra
$1534
22 km or 14 mi Cascais
$1834
28 km or 17 mi Mafra
$1412
29 km or 18 mi Palmela
$1357
30 km or 19 mi Vila Franca de Xira
$1202
31 km or 19 mi Sesimbra
$1266
32 km or 20 mi Setubal
$1348
39 km or 24 mi Alenquer
$1312
42 km or 26 mi Torres Vedras
$1350
42 km or 26 mi Benavente
$1323
47 km or 29 mi Azambuja
$1314
47 km or 29 mi Salvaterra de Magos
$1321
58 km or 36 mi Cartaxo
$1301
61 km or 38 mi Lourinha
$1425
71 km or 44 mi Santarem
$1237
72 km or 45 mi Almeirim
$1256
73 km or 45 mi Peniche
$1624
77 km or 48 mi Caldas da Rainha
$1206
90 km or 56 mi Santiago do Cacem
$1351
94 km or 58 mi Alcobaca
$1275
101 km or 63 mi Torres Novas
$1213
103 km or 64 mi Porto de Mos
$1249
111 km or 69 mi Evora
$1228
115 km or 72 mi Ourem
$1221
117 km or 72 mi Marinha Grande
$1235
118 km or 73 mi Tomar
$1097
118 km or 73 mi Abrantes
$1162

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645