Lisbon vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	546K	2.03M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 12% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2123rd and 1403rd ($1966 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Portugal and Austria, respectively. Check Portugal vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 532nd and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Vienna

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	Lisbon	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$28814

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928