Lisbon vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	546K	662K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 31% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2671st and 819th ($1705 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 475th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Vancouver

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	Lisbon	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759