Lisbon vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	84	100
🏙️ Population	546K	449K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 49% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2357th and 23rd ($1889 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Portugal and Switzerland, respectively. Check Portugal vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 479th and 2nd 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	$12.9	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041