Lisbon vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1906
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	82	83
🏙️ Population	546K	1.86M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 6% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2671st and 3022nd ($1705 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Portugal and Poland, respectively. Check Portugal vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 475th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Warsaw

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	Lisbon	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385