Lisbon vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$1330
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$3121
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$661
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$1063
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$1616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	27
😀 Quality of life	82	73
🏙️ Population	546K	683K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 31% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 2758th and 4271st ($1738 vs $1330) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th 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 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Zaragoza ranked 41st in Spain, while ranked 437th and 1465th 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	$13	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$4520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$2423
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$45.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$4.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$7709

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1094
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1314
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1309
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1464
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1016
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1391
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1240
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1399
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1439
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1600
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1500
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1528
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1162
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1623
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1244
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1495
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1697
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1436
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1688
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1105
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1274
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1491
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1317
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1494
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1220
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1581
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1522
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1577
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1573
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1439
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471