Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Burnley Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Burnley

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 1.8% cheaper than Burnley without rent, and 26.7% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 6.8% cheaper than Burnley without rent, and 11.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Burnley
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$20.58 £15.15
-21.82%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$80.1 £59
-20.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$8.39 £6.18
22.53%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.28 £3.15
-35.05%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$2.3 £1.69
-3.04%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.55 £1.14
1.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$3.48 £2.56
-2.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$5.3 £3.9
-27.92%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Burnley
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.54 £1.14
-25.97%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.65 £1.22
4.85%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$1.65 £1.22
1.21%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$3.61 £2.66
-13.30%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$8.11 £5.97
64.12%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$8.06 £5.93
-0.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$13.84 £10.19
15.39%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$2.35 £1.73
-2.98%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.33 £0.98
27.82%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.67 £1.23
22.16%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$2.76 £2.03
-7.61%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.76 £1.29
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Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.59 £1.17
28.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.35 £1
46.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.17 £0.86
-30.77%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$16.74 £12.32
-60.63%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$10.81 £7.96
-45.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$2.83 £2.08
-53.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$1.96 £1.44
48.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Burnley
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$2.9 £2.13
-21.72%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$107 £78.9
-56.94%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$3.44 £2.53
22.97%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.08 £0.79
-20.37%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$15.98 £11.76
16.90%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.87 £1.37
11.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$38.5K £28.3K
-10.28%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$41.7K £30.7K
-4.88%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Burnley
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$267 £196
-44.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$17.1 £12.58
22.69%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$43.53 £32.03
-8.91%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Burnley
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$45.18 £33.25
6.06%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$17.04 £12.54
8.98%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$7.95 £5.85
17.99%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Burnley
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$1,608 £1,184
-62.25%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$6,890 £5,070
133.84%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Burnley
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$79 £58.2
32.10%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$44.33 £32.62
-7.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$87.5 £64.4
5.92%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$72 £53
64.79%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Burnley
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$769 £566
107.03%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$629 £463
100.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$1,519 £1,118
100.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,282 £943
61.41%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Burnley
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$3,162 £2,327
-53.74%
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 Burnley: October 27, 2025

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