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Lisbon

Portugal
7.55of 10
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Comparing with

Valencia

Spain
8.16of 10
+ 3rd place
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Result
Valencia wins 3 of 5

The biggest gap is in financial environment.

FinancialValencia+2.54.7 × 7.2
SafetyValencia+0.28.4 × 8.6
CurrencyLisbon+0.89.3 × 8.5
QualityValencia+0.88.0 × 8.8
IntegrationLisbon+1.610.0 × 8.4

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
LisbonValencia
Financial environmentweight 30%
6.0
Tax burden
8.0
2.0
Cost of living
7.0
7.0
Ease of doing business
7.0
5.0
Investment returns
6.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
8.0
Entry and residence
8.0
8.0
Political and social stability
9.0
10.0
Personal and property safety
9.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
10.0
Currency stability
9.0
9.0
Strength against the dollar
8.0
8.0
Purchasing power
8.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
9.0
Infrastructure and services
9.0
6.0
Culture and lifestyle
9.0
9.0
Environmental quality
8.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
10.0
Language and communication
8.0
10.0
Communities and support networks
9.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent
Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
Lisbon
your income
US$ 2,260
Valencia
US$ 1,529
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Lisbon, shortUS$ 807a month
In Valencia, shortUS$ 77a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

LisbonValencia
0h20h40h60h80h100h120h140h160h180h200hRent190.5 × 100.3Groceries36.2 × 28.7Transport5.3 × 5.1Health2.2 × 13.4Utilities19.2 × 16.7Leisure16 × 18.2

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Lisbon
125 days
Valencia
97 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lisbon takes more tax than Valencia. See next to it how much comes back as services.

What the State costs you

LisbonValencia
Income tax and social security26%20%
Tax on purchases8%7%
Paid twice (health insurance)1%8%
Total cost of the State36%34%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: cgd.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · pwc.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · santander.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · saudeprime.pt (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · taxdown.es (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · asepeyo.es (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · Análise estruturada por país: Espanha / Valência (Jonatas Ramos Silva)

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
LisbonPortuguese
ValenciaSpanish and Valencian
Currency
LisbonEUR
ValenciaEUR
Time zone
LisbonUTC+0
ValenciaUTC+1
Population
Lisbon655,542 (2023)
Valencia840,792 (2025)

Compare with YOUR real life

Connect Rikezas: your real spending, your real taxes and the year you reach financial independence in each place.

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