Cost of Living Comparison Between Leicester and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Leicester and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Leicester is 17.1% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 0.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Leicester is 10.8% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 0.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.55 £15.12

$16.09 €13.89

27.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.3 £51

$64.1 €55.3

8.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.97 £6.6

$10.28 €8.88

-12.74%

Cappuccino

$3.65 £2.68

$2.78 €2.4

31.29%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 £1.41

$2.23 €1.92

-13.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.18 £0.87

$1.57 €1.35

-24.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.45 £4.01

$3.41 €2.95

59.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.08 £4.47

$3.82 €3.3

59.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 £1.38

$1.14 €0.98

64.91%

White Bread (500g)

$1.59 £1.17

$1.73 €1.49

-8.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.26 £1.66

$1.67 €1.44

35.33%

Eggs

$3.64 £2.68

$3.13 €2.7

16.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.43 £9.14

$13.31 €11.5

-6.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.7 £7.14

$7.99 €6.9

21.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.76 £8.66

$15.97 €13.79

-26.36%

Apples (1kg)

$2.35 £1.73

$2.28 €1.97

3.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.8 £1.33

$1.7 €1.47

5.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 £1.97

$2.04 €1.76

30.88%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.14 £2.31

$2.55 €2.2

23.14%

Potato (1kg)

$1.25 £0.92

$1.76 €1.52

-28.98%

Onion (1kg)

$1.64 £1.21

$2.05 €1.77

-20.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.81 £0.6

$1.98 €1.71

-59.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 £1.05

$0.81 €0.7

75.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$20.41 £15.02

$6.59 €5.69

209.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.71 £7.15

$5.87 €5.07

65.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.94 £2.17

$1.33 €1.15

121.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 £1.99

$2.92 €2.52

-7.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.33 £2.45

$2.27 €1.96

46.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$84.8 £62.4

$46.15 €39.85

83.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.14 £3.78

$4.23 €3.66

21.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.34 £0.99

$0.86 €0.75

55.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$40.24 £29.61

$18.68 €16.13

115.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.97 £1.45

$2.09 €1.81

-5.74%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.4K £28.2K

$34.5K €29.8K

11.21%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$40.8K £30K

$39.6K €34.2K

2.92%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$276 £203

$148 €128

86.15%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.31 £12.74

$20.98 €18.11

-17.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.41 £31.21

$39.65 €34.24

6.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.1 £29.51

$47.92 €41.37

-16.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$31.38 £23.09

$18.57 €16.03

68.98%

Cinema Ticket

$14.8 £10.89

$9.38 €8.1

57.78%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,027 £756

$607 €524

69.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$33.8K £24.9K

$16.1K €13.9K

110.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$93.5 £68.8

$104 €90.1

-10.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.43 £27.55

$41.09 €35.48

-8.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$130 £95.7

$92.7 €80

40.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.9 £69.8

$119 €102

-20.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,029 £757

$1,592 €1,375

-35.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,044 £769

$1,262 €1,090

-17.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,742 £1,282

$3,046 €2,630

-42.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,526 £1,123

$2,069 €1,787

-26.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,270 £2,406

$7,280 €6,286

-55.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,399 £1,765

$4,549 €3,928

-47.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,724 £2,005

$1,462 €1,263

86.26%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.9

3.81

54.86%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Leicester: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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