Lisbon vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	82	66
🏙️ Population	546K	12.6M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 233% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2671st and 8544th ($1705 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th in Portugal and China, respectively. Check Portugal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 475th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Zhengzhou

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	Lisbon	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591