PT flag
Barreiro

Portugal

vs
PT flag
Lisbon

Portugal

Climate

Barreiro logs 5 outdoor-dinner months a year to Lisbon's 1 — Barreiro wins by 4. Barreiro also leads on sunny days by 2.

BarreiroLisbon
Sunny days
254252
Hot days
210
Frost days
00
Rainy days
6564
Outdoor dinner months
5/121/12
Avg wind
3.7 m/s4.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,8362,854
Darkest month sun
143 hrs/mo145 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.09.0

Barreiro

Feels-like °C

9
10
12
16
18
21
26
25
22
18
13
10

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Lisbon

Feels-like °C

8
9
11
14
16
20
24
23
20
17
13
9

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Lisbon averages $2,075/mo for balanced living; Barreiro has no cost baseline yet.

Barreiro

monthly · balanced

Lisbon

$2,075

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $1,609Comfort $2,880
Top 57%in Among 217 Europe cities

Mobility

On mobility, Barreiro scores 4.0 vs Lisbon's 3.8 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on walkability. Lisbon still holds an edge on public transit.

4.0/5
vs
3.8/5
BarreiroLisbon
WalkabilityTransit
WalkabilityTransitCar EfficiencyMotorbikeFlightsAirport
Barreiro leads

Culture

Lisbon's culture score of 3.9 sits well above Barreiro's 0.0.

0.0/5
vs
3.9/5
BarreiroLisbon
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Lisbon leads

Nature & Outdoors

Lisbon scores 4.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Barreiro has no nature & outdoors baseline.

/5
vs
4.2/5
BarreiroLisbon
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingDivingClimbing

Safety

Lisbon scores 2.7 on safety (0–5 scale); Barreiro has no safety baseline.

/5
vs
2.7/5
BarreiroLisbon
Property CrimeRoadWildfire

Career

Lisbon scores 3.3 on career (0–5 scale); Barreiro has no career baseline.

/5
vs
3.3/5
BarreiroLisbon
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Lisbon scores 3.6 on social & community (0–5 scale); Barreiro has no social & community baseline.

/5
vs
3.6/5
BarreiroLisbon
Everyday EnglishExpat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration FriendlinessAdmin English Support

Food & Dining

Lisbon scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Barreiro has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
BarreiroLisbon
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Lisbon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Barreiro has no family baseline.

/5
vs
3.1/5
BarreiroLisbon
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

Lisbon scores 3.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Barreiro has no healthcare baseline.

/5
vs
3.7/5
BarreiroLisbon
Public HealthcarePrivate Healthcare

Air Quality

Barreiro averages 9.5 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Lisbon's 8.9 µg/m³ (good) — Lisbon breathes ~7% cleaner air (0.6 µg/m³ lower).

Barreiro

Lisbon

9.5µg/m³
8.9µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Good
Good

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Barreiro (144K) and Lisbon (2.0M) are 14x in population — Lisbon is the larger metro, Barreiro the smaller; on land area Lisbon spans roughly 13x more ground.

13x

Lisbon is roughly 13x the scale of Barreiro

Combined population & area comparison

PT flagLisbon
13x
PT flagBarreiro
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PT flagLisbon2.0M14x
2.PT flagBarreiro144K1x
Area
1.PT flagLisbon426 km²13x
2.PT flagBarreiro33 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
10 km6.9 km

PT flagBarreiro

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
39 km31 km

PT flagLisbon

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Barreiro vs Lisbon

Which is cheaper, Barreiro or Lisbon?
Lisbon has an estimated monthly cost of $2,075.
How does the climate compare between Barreiro and Lisbon?
Sunny days: 254 vs 252 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 2,836 vs 2,854 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 143 vs 145 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 21 vs 0 d — Lisbon lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 65 vs 64 d — Similar
Is Barreiro or Lisbon safer?
Lisbon has a safety score of 2.7/5.
Should I move to Barreiro or Lisbon?
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