Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Basingstoke Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Basingstoke

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 13.4% cheaper than Basingstoke without rent, and 8.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 14% cheaper than Basingstoke without rent, and 15.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Basingstoke
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$23.13 £17.02
-30.44%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$90 £66.2
-28.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$9.78 £7.2
5.11%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.65 £3.42
-40.22%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$2.19 £1.61
1.83%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.68 £1.24
-6.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$6.22 £4.58
-45.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$6.28 £4.62
-39.17%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Basingstoke
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.5 £1.1
-24.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.56 £1.15
10.90%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$2.68 £1.97
-37.69%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$3.22 £2.37
-2.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$10.05 £7.4
32.44%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$7.8 £5.74
2.44%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$12.77 £9.4
25.06%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$4.14 £3.05
-44.93%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.63 £1.2
4.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.91 £2.14
-29.90%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$3.24 £2.38
-21.30%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.48 £1.09
18.92%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.64 £1.21
25.00%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.04 £0.77
90.38%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.92 £1.41
-57.81%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$18.76 £13.8
-64.87%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$12.46 £9.17
-52.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$2.54 £1.87
-47.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$3.47 £2.55
-15.85%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Basingstoke
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$3.7 £2.72
-38.65%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$174 £128
-73.46%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$6.21 £4.57
-31.88%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.9 £1.4
-54.74%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$14.86 £10.94
25.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.89 £1.39
10.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$38.1K £28K
-9.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$41.2K £30.3K
-3.75%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Basingstoke
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$223 £164
-33.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$15.44 £11.36
35.88%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$44.54 £32.78
-10.98%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Basingstoke
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$59.9 £44.09
-20.01%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$27.14 £19.98
-31.58%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$13.43 £9.89
-30.16%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Basingstoke
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$1,406 £1,035
-56.81%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$18.4K £13.6K
-12.53%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Basingstoke
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$84.1 £61.9
24.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$45.19 £33.25
-9.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$104 £76.4
-10.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$133 £98
-10.94%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Basingstoke
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,339 £986
18.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$1,143 £841
10.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$2,122 £1,561
43.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$2,000 £1,472
3.46%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$8,754 £6,442
-16.84%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$7,627 £5,613
-40.36%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Basingstoke
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$3,931 £2,893
-62.80%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.6
-31.96%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Basingstoke: October 27, 2025

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