Lisbon vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$1127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	93	70
😀 Quality of life	84	71
🏙️ Population	546K	12.7M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 145% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2357th and 6778th ($1889 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 479th and 3523rd 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	$12.9	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$15339

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610