Cost of Living Comparison Between Bishops Stortford and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Bishops Stortford and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Bishops Stortford is 10% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 12% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Bishops Stortford is 14.2% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 10.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bishops Stortford
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.18 £14.85
$16.09 €13.89
25.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$81 £59.6
$64.1 €55.3
26.36%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.71 £7.14
$10.28 €8.88
-5.54%
Cappuccino
$4.17 £3.07
$2.78 €2.4
50.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 £1.45
$2.23 €1.92
-11.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.62 £1.19
$1.57 €1.35
3.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.52 £4.06
$3.41 €2.95
61.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.27 £3.88
$3.82 €3.3
37.96%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bishops Stortford
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.15 £0.85
$1.14 €0.98
0.88%
White Bread (500g)
$1.55 £1.14
$1.73 €1.49
-10.40%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.11 £1.55
$1.67 €1.44
26.35%
Eggs
$4.3 £3.16
$3.13 €2.7
37.38%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.1 £7.43
$13.31 €11.5
-24.12%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.36 £5.42
$7.99 €6.9
-7.88%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.53 £12.9
$15.97 €13.79
9.77%
Apples (1kg)
$1.45 £1.06
$2.28 €1.97
-36.40%
Banana (1kg)
$0.93 £0.68
$1.7 €1.47
-45.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.35 £2.46
$2.04 €1.76
64.22%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.65 £1.95
$2.55 €2.2
3.92%
Potato (1kg)
$0.52 £0.38
$1.76 €1.52
-70.45%
Onion (1kg)
$0.69 £0.51
$2.05 €1.77
-66.34%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.56 £0.41
$1.98 €1.71
-71.72%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.4 £0.29
$0.81 €0.7
-50.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$16.05 £11.81
$6.59 €5.69
143.55%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.37 £6.9
$5.87 €5.07
59.63%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.19 £0.87
$1.33 €1.15
-10.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 £2.04
$2.92 €2.52
-5.14%
🚌 Getting Around
Bishops Stortford
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.2 £3.09
$2.27 €1.96
85.02%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$77.7 £57.1
$46.15 €39.85
68.26%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.7 £1.98
$4.23 €3.66
-36.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.69 £1.24
$0.86 €0.75
96.51%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 £10.04
$18.68 €16.13
-26.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.98 £1.46
$2.09 €1.81
-5.26%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22K £16.2K
$34.5K €29.8K
-36.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.6K £27K
$39.6K €34.2K
-7.62%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bishops Stortford
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$363 £267
$148 €128
144.55%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.65 £12.99
$20.98 €18.11
-15.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.88 £26.41
$39.65 €34.24
-9.51%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bishops Stortford
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.23 £34.02
$47.92 €41.37
-3.53%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.91 £5.82
$18.57 €16.03
-57.40%
Cinema Ticket
$12.12 £8.92
$9.38 €8.1
29.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bishops Stortford
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,733 £1,275
$607 €524
185.34%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,801 £5,005
$16.1K €13.9K
-57.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bishops Stortford
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$47.57 £35
$104 €90.1
-54.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.05 £25.06
$41.09 €35.48
-17.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.9 £52.2
$92.7 €80
-23.52%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$89.3 £65.7
$119 €102
-24.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bishops Stortford
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,431 £1,053
$1,592 €1,375
-10.12%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,283 £944
$1,262 €1,090
1.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,234 £1,644
$3,046 €2,630
-26.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,231 £1,641
$2,069 €1,787
7.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bishops Stortford
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,018 £2,221
$1,462 €1,263
106.38%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.9
3.81
54.86%

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Last update for Bishops Stortford: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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