Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Dover Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Dover

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 20.8% cheaper than Dover without rent, and 3.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 10.1% cheaper than Dover without rent, and 7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Dover
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$27.39 £20.15
-41.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$94.7 £69.7
-32.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$9.25 £6.81
11.14%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$3.98 £2.93
-30.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$2.39 £1.76
-6.69%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$2.07 £1.53
-24.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$5.63 £4.14
-39.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$4.83 £3.55
-20.91%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Dover
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.06 £0.78
7.55%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.15 £0.85
50.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$2.81 £2.07
-40.57%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$4.77 £3.51
-34.38%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$10.09 £7.43
31.91%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$10.22 £7.52
-21.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$17.85 £13.14
-10.53%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$3.19 £2.34
-28.53%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.31 £0.97
29.77%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$3.76 £2.77
-45.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$3.59 £2.64
-28.97%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.88 £1.39
-6.38%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$0.98 £0.72
109.18%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.38 £1.02
43.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.12 £0.83
-27.68%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$20.51 £15.09
-67.87%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$10.85 £7.99
-45.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$3.52 £2.59
-62.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$4.17 £3.07
-29.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Dover
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$5.3 £3.9
-57.17%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$42.98 £31.63
7.38%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$4.69 £3.45
-9.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$2.49 £1.83
-65.46%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$54.2 £39.89
-65.54%
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
$38.7K £28.5K
-10.77%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$43.9K £32.3K
-9.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Dover
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$336 £247
-55.84%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$16.03 £11.79
30.88%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$38.57 £28.38
2.80%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Dover
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$46.78 £34.43
2.44%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$27.31 £20.1
-32.00%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$15.88 £11.68
-40.93%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Dover
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$2,296 £1,690
-73.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$23.5K £17.3K
-31.33%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Dover
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$85.9 £63.2
21.58%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$50 £36.8
-17.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$88.1 £64.9
5.14%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$122 £90
-2.99%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Dover
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,242 £914
28.24%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$1,006 £740
25.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$2,056 £1,513
48.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,711 £1,259
20.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$5,327 £3,920
36.66%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$3,292 £2,422
38.21%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Dover
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$2,652 £1,952
-44.85%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.54
-31.23%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Dover: October 28, 2025

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