Lisbon vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	86
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	546K	2.79M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 30% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2671st and 861st ($1705 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Portugal and Canada, respectively. Check Portugal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 475th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Toronto

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	Lisbon	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095