Lisbon vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	86
😀 Quality of life	82	94
🏙️ Population	546K	2.79M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 33% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2758th and 656th ($1738 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 437th and 52nd 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	$13	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$18156

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085