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Tool 01 · Interactive · 478 cities
Compare the Cost of Living Between Two Cities
Pick your home city and a destination — see the real-USD gap across rent, groceries, and restaurants for 478 cities. Lisbon runs $2,004/month vs Austin's $2,542.
Result
Numbeo 2026 data, NYC=100 index, ±15% accuracy band. Monthly totals = single-person costs excluding rent + one-bed rent outside the centre.
Lisbon vs Austin: 21% cheaper for a single person
| Metric |
Austin, TX |
Lisbon |
| Cost index (NYC=100) | 66.4 | 54.2 |
| Single, excl. rent | $1,103 | $900 |
| 1-bed outside centre | $1,439 | $1,104 |
| Monthly total (single) | $2,542 | $2,004 |
| Family of 4, excl. rent | $4,092 | $3,340 |
| Purchasing power index | 158.8 | 60.9 |
The catch is the last row: Austin's purchasing power is 2.6× Lisbon's. If you keep a US income (remote work, retirement, savings), Lisbon is a straight 21% discount. If you plan to earn a local salary, the picture reverses — cheap cities are only cheap on foreign money.
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Frequently asked questions
How much cheaper is Lisbon than Austin?
About 21% for a single person including rent: $2,004/month in Lisbon vs $2,542 in Austin. On the NYC=100 index, Lisbon is 54.2 vs Austin's 66.4.
What does the monthly total include?
Numbeo's single-person monthly costs excluding rent, plus median one-bedroom rent outside the city centre. Lisbon: $900 + $1,104 = $2,004/month.
How accurate are the numbers?
Numbeo 2026 crowd data (12,743 cities, 9.8M prices) carries roughly a ±15% band. Two cities within 10% of each other are effectively tied.
Why show purchasing power too?
Cost is what you spend; purchasing power is what a local salary buys. Austin scores 158.8 vs Lisbon's 60.9 — cheap cities stop being cheap if you earn locally.
Can I compare more than two cities?
Yes — the map lets you pin up to 20 places and see cost, sunshine, tax, safety, and air quality as deltas against your home base at once.
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About the data: GeoRank is built by a small team that thinks moving abroad shouldn't be guesswork. Cost figures are sourced from Numbeo's 2026 dataset and cross-checked against OECD purchasing power parities; we state accuracy bands instead of pretending to false precision. See the
methodology for source-by-source detail.
Sources: Numbeo 2026 (12,743 cities, 9.8M prices) · OECD Purchasing Power Parities 2026 · IMF World Economic Outlook 2026. Methodology and accuracy bounds at methodology.