City comparison
Cost of living in Toronto vs Lisbon
One person needs about €2,737 a month in Toronto and €1,874 in Lisbon, rent included — Lisbon is 32% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Lisbon the way you live in Toronto on €3,000, you need
€2,054/ month net
32% less than today (-€946)
- Toronto today
- Basket €2,737 · left over €263 (9%)
- Lisbon at the matched salary
- Basket €1,874 · left over €180 (9%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 128% over in Lisbon (tight) vs 197% in Toronto. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇨🇦 Toronto
Strong salaries, brutal rent, and winters that raise the utility line.
Monthly budget: €2,737
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇵🇹 Lisbon
Visa-friendly and well connected, but local salaries lag far behind expat-driven rents.
Monthly budget: €1,874
Sources: Statistics Portugal (INE) + Eurostat, HICP & house-rent statistics (2025) · 331 community reports
Should you move to Toronto or Lisbon?
On salary, Toronto pays more for tech roles (€5,400 versus €2,400 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,663 in Toronto at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,900 in Toronto against €1,300 in Lisbon. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Toronto at 66 and Lisbon at 83 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.