PT flag
Guarda

Portugal

vs
PT flag
Lisbon

Portugal

Climate

Guarda logs 5 outdoor-dinner months a year to Lisbon's 1 — Guarda wins by 4. Lisbon also leads on sunny days by 26.

GuardaLisbon
Sunny days
226252
Hot days
390
Frost days
150
Rainy days
9064
Outdoor dinner months
5/121/12
Avg wind
2.7 m/s4.6 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,6112,854
Darkest month sun
116 hrs/mo145 hrs/mo
UV peak month
9.19.0

Guarda

Feels-like °C

3
6
9
14
17
22
28
28
20
13
8
6

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; Guarda has no cost baseline yet.

Guarda

monthly · balanced

Lisbon

$2,075

monthly · balanced

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

Mobility

On mobility, Lisbon scores 3.8 vs Guarda's 1.4 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.

1.4/5
vs
3.8/5
GuardaLisbon
WalkabilityTransitCar EfficiencyMotorbikeFlightsAirport
Lisbon leads

Culture

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

0.0/5
vs
3.9/5
GuardaLisbon
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Lisbon leads

Nature & Outdoors

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

/5
vs
4.2/5
GuardaLisbon
SeaMountainsForestGreen AreasLakesRunningHikingCampingBeachSurfingDivingClimbing

Safety

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

/5
vs
2.7/5
GuardaLisbon
Property CrimeRoadWildfire

Career

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

/5
vs
3.3/5
GuardaLisbon
JobsEconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

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

/5
vs
3.6/5
GuardaLisbon
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); Guarda has no food & dining baseline.

/5
vs
3.4/5
GuardaLisbon
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

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

/5
vs
3.1/5
GuardaLisbon
Intl SchoolsUniversitiesAmenitiesPlaygroundsGroceriesGymYogaSpaTennis

Healthcare

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

/5
vs
3.7/5
GuardaLisbon
Public HealthcarePrivate Healthcare

Air Quality

Guarda averages 6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Lisbon's 8.9 µg/m³ (good) — Guarda breathes ~32% cleaner air (2.9 µg/m³ lower).

Guarda

Lisbon

6.0µg/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.

Guarda (32K) and Lisbon (2.0M) are 61x in population — Lisbon is the larger metro, Guarda the smaller.

61x

Lisbon is roughly 61x the scale of Guarda

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

PT flagLisbon
61x
PT flagGuarda
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PT flagLisbon2.0M61x
2.PT flagGuarda32K1x

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Guarda vs Lisbon

Which is cheaper, Guarda or Lisbon?
Lisbon has an estimated monthly cost of $2,075.
How does the climate compare between Guarda and Lisbon?
Sunny days: 226 vs 252 d — Lisbon higher Annual sunshine: 2,611 vs 2,854 hrs — Lisbon higher Winter sunshine: 116 vs 145 hrs/day — Lisbon higher Hot days (>30°C): 39 vs 0 d — Lisbon lower Frost days: 15 vs 0 d — Lisbon lower Rainy days: 90 vs 64 d — Lisbon lower
Is Guarda or Lisbon safer?
Lisbon has a safety score of 2.7/5.
Should I move to Guarda or Lisbon?
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