Lisbon vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$6558
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	82	97
🏙️ Population	546K	443K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 50% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2695th and 31st ($1694 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Zurich. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 372nd and 6th 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	$12.3	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$29266

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846