Lisbon vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lisbon Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3820
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1106
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1278
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
82
81
🏙️ Population
546K
3.03M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 91% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2671st and 6071st ($1705 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Portugal and Taiwan, respectively. Check Portugal vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 475th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lisbon Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.1
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1223
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$933
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2337
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1529
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.31%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6840
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3925
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.06
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.8
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15150
$18658

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671