Lisbon vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	59
😀 Quality of life	83	84
🏙️ Population	546K	581K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 34% more expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 2184th and 4193rd ($1953 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Lithuania, respectively. Check Portugal vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 574th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Vilnius

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	Lisbon	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$10967

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569