Lisbon vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	93	70
😀 Quality of life	82	68
🏙️ Population	546K	12.7M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 97% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2671st and 6198th ($1705 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 475th and 3351st 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	$12.1	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613