Cost of Living Comparison Between Harlow and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Harlow and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Harlow is 10.3% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 17.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Harlow is 24% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 20.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Harlow
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$27.48 £20.22
$16.09 €13.89
70.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$93.5 £68.8
$64.1 €55.3
45.92%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.09 £7.43
$10.28 €8.88
-1.85%
Cappuccino
$3.78 £2.78
$2.78 €2.4
35.97%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.44 £2.53
$2.23 €1.92
54.26%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.1 £1.54
$1.57 €1.35
33.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.86 £3.57
$3.41 €2.95
42.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.51 £3.32
$3.82 €3.3
18.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Harlow
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.35 £0.99
$1.14 €0.98
18.42%
White Bread (500g)
$1.32 £0.97
$1.73 €1.49
-23.70%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.71 £1.99
$1.67 €1.44
62.28%
Eggs
$3.59 £2.64
$3.13 €2.7
14.70%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.06 £7.4
$13.31 €11.5
-24.42%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.01 £5.89
$7.99 €6.9
0.25%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.95 £9.53
$15.97 €13.79
-18.91%
Apples (1kg)
$3.09 £2.27
$2.28 €1.97
35.53%
Banana (1kg)
$0.96 £0.71
$1.7 €1.47
-43.53%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.9 £2.13
$2.04 €1.76
42.16%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.35 £2.47
$2.55 €2.2
31.37%
Potato (1kg)
$0.65 £0.48
$1.76 €1.52
-63.07%
Onion (1kg)
$1.16 £0.86
$2.05 €1.77
-43.41%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.59 £0.44
$1.98 €1.71
-70.20%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.71 £0.53
$0.81 €0.7
-12.35%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.02 £12.53
$6.59 €5.69
158.27%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.31 £6.85
$5.87 €5.07
58.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.24 £1.65
$1.33 €1.15
68.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.32 £2.44
$2.92 €2.52
13.70%
🚌 Getting Around
Harlow
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.78 £2.05
$2.27 €1.96
22.47%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$86.4 £63.6
$46.15 €39.85
87.24%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.39 £3.97
$4.23 €3.66
27.42%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.64 £1.21
$0.86 €0.75
90.70%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.05 £11.08
$18.68 €16.13
-19.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 £1.39
$2.09 €1.81
-9.57%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.6K £24K
$34.5K €29.8K
-5.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.9K £29.4K
$39.6K €34.2K
0.71%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Harlow
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$225 £166
$148 €128
51.75%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.42 £9.88
$20.98 €18.11
-36.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.76 £27.05
$39.65 €34.24
-7.29%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Harlow
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.55 £20.28
$47.92 €41.37
-42.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$12.29 £9.05
$9.38 €8.1
31.02%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Harlow
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,930 £1,420
$607 €524
217.77%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$25.9K £19.1K
$16.1K €13.9K
61.00%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Harlow
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.4 £62.1
$104 €90.1
-19.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50 £36.79
$41.09 €35.48
21.68%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$110 £80.7
$92.7 €80
18.33%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$98.8 £72.7
$119 €102
-16.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Harlow
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,626 £1,196
$1,592 €1,375
2.09%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,470 £1,082
$1,262 €1,090
16.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,545 £1,873
$3,046 €2,630
-16.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,436 £1,792
$2,069 €1,787
17.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Harlow
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,139 £2,310
$1,462 €1,263
114.61%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5
3.81
31.23%

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Last update for Harlow: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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