Lisbon vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$1051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	84	84
🏙️ Population	546K	2.33M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 101% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2357th and 5995th ($1889 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Portugal and Taiwan, respectively. Check Portugal vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 479th and 482nd 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	$12.9	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$14970

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451