Lisbon vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1050
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	82	83
🏙️ Population	546K	2.33M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 95% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2671st and 6171st ($1705 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 475th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Taoyuan

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	Lisbon	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$1.49
☕ 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	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$18619

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443