Lisbon vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	83	100
🏙️ Population	546K	5.45M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 31% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2123rd and 370th ($1966 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Portugal and Australia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 532nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Sydney

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	Lisbon	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$25164

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863