Lisbon vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$3391
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$1636
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$1771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	82	83
🏙️ Population	546K	1.86M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 16% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2695th and 3564th ($1694 vs $1464) 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 372nd and 342nd 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	$12.3	$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$11854

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1238
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1218
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1029
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1040
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$842
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$907
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1090
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1029
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$987
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$994
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1161
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1027
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$816
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$708
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$969
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$973
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$936
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$863
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$999
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$949
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1006
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$415
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$1024
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1002
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1008
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1013
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$943
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$980
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$849
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1043
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1118
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1037
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$995
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$791
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1028
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$940
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1011
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385