Lisbon vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	26
😀 Quality of life	84	77
🏙️ Population	546K	687K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 30% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2357th and 4103rd ($1889 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 61st in Portugal and Spain, respectively. Check Portugal vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 479th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Zaragoza

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	Lisbon	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$8269

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581