Lisbon vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$4463
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$1217
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$2001
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$2042
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	84	85
🏙️ Population	546K	1.86M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 4% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2357th and 2069th ($1889 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and Poland, respectively. Check Portugal vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1 months in Warsaw. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 479th and 444th 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	$12.9	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$5.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$15871

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1522
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1199
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1241
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1009
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1008
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1166
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1113
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1226
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1177
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1338
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$993
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$966
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$902
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1079
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1136
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1089
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1323
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1097
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1257
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1148
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1182
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$528
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$926
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1216
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1186
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1125
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1033
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1185
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1127
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$970
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$843
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1103
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1209
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1210
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1074
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1113
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$966
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1077
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$349