Cost of Living Comparison Between Buckingham and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Buckingham and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Buckingham is 15.6% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 1.1% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Buckingham is 3.3% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 7.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Buckingham
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.35 £14.97
$16.09 €13.89
26.48%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$81.2 £59.7
$64.1 €55.3
26.72%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.89 £8.02
$10.28 €8.88
5.93%
Cappuccino
$4.61 £3.4
$2.78 €2.4
65.83%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.9 £1.4
$2.23 €1.92
-14.80%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.37 £1.01
$1.57 €1.35
-12.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.29 £3.89
$3.41 €2.95
55.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.4 £3.98
$3.82 €3.3
41.36%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Buckingham
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.19 £0.88
$1.14 €0.98
4.39%
White Bread (500g)
$1.62 £1.19
$1.73 €1.49
-6.36%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.09 £1.54
$1.67 €1.44
25.15%
Eggs
$4.21 £3.1
$3.13 €2.7
34.50%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.11 £7.44
$13.31 €11.5
-24.04%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.26 £5.34
$7.99 €6.9
-9.14%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.47 £11.38
$15.97 €13.79
-3.13%
Apples (1kg)
$3.43 £2.52
$2.28 €1.97
50.44%
Banana (1kg)
$1.74 £1.28
$1.7 €1.47
2.35%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.8 £2.06
$2.04 €1.76
37.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.61 £1.92
$2.55 €2.2
2.35%
Potato (1kg)
$0.93 £0.69
$1.76 €1.52
-47.16%
Onion (1kg)
$1.68 £1.24
$2.05 €1.77
-18.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.08 £0.8
$1.98 €1.71
-45.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.55 £1.14
$0.81 €0.7
91.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$16.1 £11.85
$6.59 €5.69
144.31%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.83 £7.97
$5.87 €5.07
84.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.59 £1.91
$1.33 €1.15
94.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.93 £1.42
$2.92 €2.52
-33.90%
🚌 Getting Around
Buckingham
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.78 £2.04
$2.27 €1.96
22.47%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.5 £65.8
$46.15 €39.85
93.87%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.11 £3.02
$4.23 €3.66
-2.84%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.36 £1
$0.86 €0.75
58.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$24.98 £18.38
$18.68 €16.13
33.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.45
$2.09 €1.81
-5.74%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.8K £27.8K
$34.5K €29.8K
9.55%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$42K £30.9K
$39.6K €34.2K
5.83%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Buckingham
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$254 £187
$148 €128
71.17%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.17 £12.64
$20.98 €18.11
-18.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.41 £26.79
$39.65 €34.24
-8.17%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Buckingham
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$13.46 £9.9
$47.92 €41.37
-71.91%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$12.39 £9.11
$9.38 €8.1
32.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Buckingham
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,420 £1,045
$607 €524
133.85%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$13.7K £10.1K
$16.1K €13.9K
-14.70%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Buckingham
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$75.4 £55.5
$104 €90.1
-27.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.55 £26.16
$41.09 €35.48
-13.48%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.9 £50.7
$92.7 €80
-25.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$88.8 £65.3
$119 €102
-25.18%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Buckingham
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,523 £1,121
$1,592 €1,375
-4.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,040 £766
$1,262 €1,090
-17.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,381 £2,488
$3,046 €2,630
11.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,063 £1,518
$2,069 €1,787
-0.30%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Buckingham
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,406 £3,242
$1,462 €1,263
201.27%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.79
3.81
51.97%

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Last update for Buckingham: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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