Cost of Living Comparison Between Blackburn and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Blackburn and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Blackburn is 11.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 8.5% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Blackburn is 0.7% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 4.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Blackburn
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.34 £12.02
$16.09 €13.89
1.55%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$58.6 £43.13
$64.1 €55.3
-8.52%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.42 £6.19
$10.28 €8.88
-18.09%
Cappuccino
$4 £2.95
$2.78 €2.4
43.88%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.34 £1.72
$2.23 €1.92
4.93%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 £1.06
$1.57 €1.35
-8.28%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.75 £3.49
$3.41 €2.95
39.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.46 £4.02
$3.82 €3.3
42.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Blackburn
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.64 £1.21
$1.14 €0.98
43.86%
White Bread (500g)
$1.65 £1.22
$1.73 €1.49
-4.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 £0.98
$1.67 €1.44
-20.36%
Eggs
$3.01 £2.21
$3.13 €2.7
-3.83%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.69 £7.87
$13.31 €11.5
-19.68%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.1 £5.96
$7.99 €6.9
1.38%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.56 £12.92
$15.97 €13.79
9.96%
Apples (1kg)
$1.62 £1.19
$2.28 €1.97
-28.95%
Banana (1kg)
$1.61 £1.19
$1.7 €1.47
-5.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.35 £1.73
$2.04 €1.76
15.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.76 £2.76
$2.55 €2.2
47.45%
Potato (1kg)
$1.33 £0.98
$1.76 €1.52
-24.43%
Onion (1kg)
$1.72 £1.26
$2.05 €1.77
-16.10%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.47 £0.34
$1.98 €1.71
-76.26%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.94 £1.43
$0.81 €0.7
139.51%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.63 £13.71
$6.59 €5.69
182.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.45 £7.69
$5.87 €5.07
78.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.28 £1.68
$1.33 €1.15
71.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.93 £1.42
$2.92 €2.52
-33.90%
🚌 Getting Around
Blackburn
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.67 £1.96
$2.27 €1.96
17.62%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.63 £34.32
$46.15 €39.85
1.04%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.8 £2.06
$4.23 €3.66
-33.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.44 £1.06
$0.86 €0.75
67.44%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.1 £11.84
$18.68 €16.13
-13.81%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.91 £1.4
$2.09 €1.81
-8.61%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38K £28K
$34.5K €29.8K
10.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$42K £30.9K
$39.6K €34.2K
5.82%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Blackburn
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$293 £216
$148 €128
97.71%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.11 £12.59
$20.98 €18.11
-18.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.88 £21.99
$39.65 €34.24
-24.64%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Blackburn
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$39.26 £28.89
$47.92 €41.37
-18.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.36 £9.09
$18.57 €16.03
-33.44%
Cinema Ticket
$6.98 £5.14
$9.38 €8.1
-25.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Blackburn
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,106 £814
$607 €524
82.14%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,736 £4,957
$16.1K €13.9K
-58.19%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Blackburn
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$67.9 £49.94
$104 €90.1
-35.00%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.55 £32.05
$41.09 €35.48
5.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$81.2 £59.8
$92.7 €80
-12.37%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$70.2 £51.6
$119 €102
-40.88%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Blackburn
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,226 £902
$1,592 €1,375
-23.01%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$952 £701
$1,262 €1,090
-24.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,911 £1,406
$3,046 €2,630
-37.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,716 £1,263
$2,069 €1,787
-17.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$6,632 £4,881
$7,280 €6,286
-8.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,583 £3,373
$4,549 €3,928
0.75%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Blackburn
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,839 £1,354
$1,462 €1,263
25.78%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.6
3.81
46.98%

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Last update for Blackburn: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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