Lisbon vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	89
😀 Quality of life	84	74
🏙️ Population	546K	13.9M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 192% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2357th and 7452nd ($1889 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th in Portugal and China, respectively. Check Portugal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 479th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Tianjin

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	Lisbon	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573