Where you live now
ChicagoUnited States
$3,427
per month
118 cities · prices from people who live there
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Lisbon is 35% cheaper than Chicago.
Monthly cost for one person, renting in the city centre. Includes rent, food, transport, bills and going out.
City to compare
LisbonPortugal
€2,017
per month, about $2,242
Monthly costs by category
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| Category | Chicago | Lisbon | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | 2,200 | 1,450 | −34% |
| Groceries | 386 | 277 | −28% |
| Eating out | 335 | 182 | −46% |
| Getting around | 137 | 82 | −40% |
| Bills | 235 | 160 | −32% |
| Going out | 111 | 70 | −37% |
| Clothes | 23 | 20 | −12% |
| Total per month | 3,427 | 2,242 | −35% |
Lisbon is 35% cheaper than Chicago for one person renting in the city centre. The biggest gap is eating out (−46%); clothes is the closest (−12%). Someone spending $3,427 a month in Chicago would need about €2,017 in Lisbon for the same lifestyle. Rent takes 65% of the monthly budget in Lisbon and 64% in Chicago.
Lisbon: no reports yet, so these numbers are starting estimates from the city's overall price level.How this is calculated
Prices
Everyday prices in Lisbon
The typical price people paid recently, and how it compares with Chicago. "Estimated" means we don't have many reports yet.
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| Item | Typical price | What people paid | vs Chicago | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cappuccino, regularEstimated | $2.51 | −46% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated | $10.68 | −49% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Monthly public transport passEstimated | $68.64 | −40% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| 1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated | $1,450 | −34% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| 1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated | $1,044 | −34% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Milk, 1 LEstimated | $0.88 | −26% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Eggs, 12Estimated | $3.16 | −30% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated | $8.78 | −26% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated | $124 | −34% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated | $41.13 | −30% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated | $37.96 | −30% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Gym membership, monthlyEstimated | $49.96 | −37% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Cinema ticketEstimated | $9.99 | −37% vs Chicago | 0 reports | |
| Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated | $55.20 | −12% vs Chicago | 0 reports |
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Method
Where the numbers come from
People who live in each city share what they paid. Every price is checked before it counts.
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We work out the typical price
We use the middle price of recent reports. When a city has only a few reports, we estimate the rest and label it "Estimated".
No reports in the last 30 days yet. When they arrive, you'll see here how many were counted, held for a second opinion or turned down.
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Popular comparisons
Cities people often weigh up against each other. Monthly cost for one person, rent in the centre included.
- London vs New York$4,144 → $5,691+37%
- Lisbon vs London$2,242 → $4,144+85%
- Hong Kong vs Singapore$3,299 → $4,261+29%
- New York vs Tokyo$5,691 → $1,976−65%
- Berlin vs London$2,319 → $4,144+79%
- Dubai vs London$3,319 → $4,144+25%
- Amsterdam vs Berlin$3,303 → $2,319−30%
- Barcelona vs Madrid$2,227 → $2,151−3%
- Lisbon vs Porto$2,242 → $1,840−18%
- Melbourne vs Sydney$2,803 → $3,486+24%
- Toronto vs Vancouver$3,003 → $3,103+3%
- Beijing vs Shanghai$1,723 → $1,840+7%
- Osaka vs Tokyo$1,574 → $1,976+25%
- Bangkok vs Singapore$1,304 → $4,261+227%
- Mexico City vs New York$1,680 → $5,691+239%
- Seoul vs Tokyo$1,961 → $1,976+1%
- London vs Paris$4,144 → $2,753−34%
- Dubai vs Singapore$3,319 → $4,261+28%
- New York vs San Francisco$5,691 → $4,850−15%
- Bangkok vs Chiang Mai$1,304 → $898−31%
- Buenos Aires vs São Paulo$1,316 → $1,3210%
- London vs Sydney$4,144 → $3,486−16%
- Austin vs San Francisco$3,086 → $4,850+57%
- Hong Kong vs Taipei$3,299 → $1,424−57%
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How do you compare the cost of living between two cities?
Pick the city you live in and the one you're thinking about. We add up what the same lifestyle costs in each, from rent and groceries to transport, bills and going out, using typical prices that people in 118 cities have reported. You can switch between one person, a couple and a family of four, and between renting in or outside the centre.
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What does the monthly cost include?
Rent for a typical flat, a normal supermarket shop, eating out about twice a week, public transport with the odd taxi, utilities, phone and internet, a gym and the cinema, and clothes averaged over the year. Families also include one child in private preschool. The full basket is on the How it works page.
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