Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Brentwood Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Brentwood

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 13.9% cheaper than Brentwood without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 8.7% cheaper than Brentwood without rent, and 23% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Brentwood
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$20.35 £14.97
-20.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$82.9 £61
-22.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$10.7 £7.87
-3.93%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.63 £3.4
-39.96%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$1.58 £1.16
41.14%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.04 £0.77
50.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$5.32 £3.91
-35.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$6.21 £4.57
-38.49%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Brentwood
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.41 £1.04
-19.15%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.12 £0.83
54.46%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$2.15 £1.58
-22.33%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$3.7 £2.73
-15.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$8.4 £6.18
58.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$6.88 £5.07
16.13%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$13.24 £9.74
20.62%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$3.18 £2.34
-28.30%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.5 £1.1
13.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.91 £2.14
-29.90%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$2.88 £2.12
-11.46%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1 £0.74
76.00%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.28 £0.94
60.16%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$0.85 £0.63
132.94%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.39 £1.03
-41.73%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$16.68 £12.27
-60.49%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$10.61 £7.81
-44.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$2.34 £1.72
-43.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$2.49 £1.83
17.27%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Brentwood
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$5.46 £4.02
-58.42%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$87.2 £64.2
-47.06%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$5.53 £4.07
-23.51%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.28 £0.94
-32.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$22.75 £16.75
-17.89%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.97 £1.45
6.09%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$38.6K £28.4K
-10.55%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$40.8K £30.1K
-2.94%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Brentwood
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$325 £239
-54.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$14.18 £10.44
47.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$34.63 £25.48
14.50%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Brentwood
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$38.65 £28.44
23.98%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$22.21 £16.35
-16.39%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$15.13 £11.14
-38.00%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Brentwood
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$1,720 £1,266
-64.70%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$23.1K £17K
-30.24%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Brentwood
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$87.2 £64.2
19.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$40.72 £29.97
0.91%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$88.2 £64.9
5.02%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$99.2 £73
19.57%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Brentwood
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,552 £1,142
2.56%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$1,894 £1,394
-33.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$2,845 £2,093
7.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$2,854 £2,100
-27.49%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$5,291 £3,894
37.59%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$3,614 £2,659
25.89%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Brentwood
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$3,341 £2,459
-56.23%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.45
-30.09%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Brentwood: October 28, 2025

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