Lisbon vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	82	86
🏙️ Population	546K	2.6M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 44% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2671st and 4534th ($1705 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 475th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Taipei

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	Lisbon	Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581