Lisbon vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	84	100
🏙️ Population	546K	5.45M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 28% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2357th and 649th ($1889 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 479th and 3rd 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	$12.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$19140

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710