Cost of Living Comparison Between Isle of Wight and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Isle of Wight and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Isle of Wight is 32.4% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 10% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Isle of Wight is 1.6% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 5.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Isle of Wight
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.99 £13.24
$16.09 €13.89
11.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$89.4 £65.8
$64.1 €55.3
39.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.62 £7.08
$10.28 €8.88
-6.42%
Cappuccino
$4.83 £3.55
$2.78 €2.4
73.74%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.03 £1.5
$2.23 €1.92
-8.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.97 £1.45
$1.57 €1.35
25.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.62 £4.87
$3.41 €2.95
94.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.96 £5.12
$3.82 €3.3
82.20%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Isle of Wight
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.42 £1.04
$1.14 €0.98
24.56%
White Bread (500g)
$1 £0.73
$1.73 €1.49
-42.20%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.69 £1.98
$1.67 €1.44
61.08%
Eggs
$3.55 £2.62
$3.13 €2.7
13.42%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.87 £7.26
$13.31 €11.5
-25.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.22 £6.05
$7.99 €6.9
2.88%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.97 £9.55
$15.97 €13.79
-18.79%
Apples (1kg)
$2.61 £1.92
$2.28 €1.97
14.47%
Banana (1kg)
$1.2 £0.88
$1.7 €1.47
-29.41%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.87 £2.11
$2.04 €1.76
40.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.65 £1.95
$2.55 €2.2
3.92%
Potato (1kg)
$0.39 £0.29
$1.76 €1.52
-77.84%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 £0.73
$2.05 €1.77
-51.71%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.95 £0.7
$1.98 €1.71
-52.02%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.59 £1.17
$0.81 €0.7
96.30%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.97 £14.7
$6.59 €5.69
203.03%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.31 £5.38
$5.87 €5.07
24.53%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 £1.08
$1.33 €1.15
10.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.33 £2.45
$2.92 €2.52
14.04%
🚌 Getting Around
Isle of Wight
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.76 £2.03
$2.27 €1.96
21.59%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$142 £105
$46.15 €39.85
208.26%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.16 £4.53
$4.23 €3.66
45.63%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.93 £1.42
$0.86 €0.75
124.42%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.17 £11.16
$18.68 €16.13
-18.79%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 £1.39
$2.09 €1.81
-9.57%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.1K £28.8K
$34.5K €29.8K
13.22%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.7K £30.7K
$39.6K €34.2K
5.18%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Isle of Wight
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$222 £163
$148 €128
49.56%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.92 £13.92
$20.98 €18.11
-9.82%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.86 £33.01
$39.65 €34.24
13.14%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Isle of Wight
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$36.59 £26.93
$47.92 €41.37
-23.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$20.47 £15.06
$18.57 €16.03
10.23%
Cinema Ticket
$13.39 £9.85
$9.38 €8.1
42.75%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Isle of Wight
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,829 £1,346
$607 €524
201.18%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$23K £16.9K
$16.1K €13.9K
42.53%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Isle of Wight
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.1 £61.2
$104 €90.1
-20.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$49.09 £36.12
$41.09 €35.48
19.47%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$110 £81.1
$92.7 €80
19.02%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.2 £73
$119 €102
-16.43%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Isle of Wight
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,027 £756
$1,592 €1,375
-35.51%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$796 £586
$1,262 €1,090
-36.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,762 £1,296
$3,046 €2,630
-42.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,374 £1,011
$2,069 €1,787
-33.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,359 £2,472
$7,280 €6,286
-53.86%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,855 £2,101
$4,549 €3,928
-37.24%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Isle of Wight
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,847 £2,095
$1,462 €1,263
94.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.53
3.81
45.14%

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Last update for Isle of Wight: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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