Lisbon vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	546K	449K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 48% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2671st and 59th ($1705 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Portugal and Switzerland, respectively. Check Portugal vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 475th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Zurich

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	Lisbon	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717