Lisbon vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	86
😀 Quality of life	84	99
🏙️ Population	546K	2.79M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 23% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2357th and 918th ($1889 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Portugal and Canada, respectively. Check Portugal vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 479th and 6th 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	$12.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$17676

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043