Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Falmouth Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Falmouth

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 5% cheaper than Falmouth without rent, and 0.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 12.7% cheaper than Falmouth without rent, and 2.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Falmouth
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$20.68 £15.22
-22.20%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$95.5 £70.3
-32.94%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$9.49 £6.99
8.32%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.48 £3.3
-37.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$2.57 £1.89
-13.23%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.34 £0.99
17.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$6.44 £4.74
-47.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$6.52 £4.8
-41.41%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Falmouth
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$2.3 £1.69
-50.43%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$0.99 £0.73
74.75%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$3.16 £2.32
-47.15%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$5.98 £4.4
-47.66%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$4.82 £3.55
176.14%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$6.74 £4.96
18.55%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$9.25 £6.81
72.65%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$1.39 £1.02
64.03%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.26 £0.92
34.92%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.66 £1.96
-23.31%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$4.54 £3.34
-43.83%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$0.66 £0.48
166.67%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.34 £0.99
52.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$0.81 £0.59
144.44%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.65 £1.21
-50.91%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$17.88 £13.16
-63.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$9.51 £7
-38.28%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$2.69 £1.98
-50.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$2.77 £2.04
5.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Falmouth
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$3.31 £2.44
-31.42%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$88.5 £65.1
-47.86%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$4.41 £3.25
-4.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$2.49 £1.83
-65.46%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$16.25 £11.96
14.95%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.88 £1.38
11.17%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$39.3K £29K
-12.27%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$44K £32.4K
-9.96%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Falmouth
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$273 £201
-45.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$18.85 £13.87
11.30%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$55.7 £40.95
-28.75%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Falmouth
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$61.4 £45.2
-21.98%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$11.44 £8.42
-18.01%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Falmouth
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$1,584 £1,166
-61.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$16K £11.8K
0.72%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Falmouth
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$83.4 £61.4
25.15%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$30.66 £22.56
34.02%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$90 £66.2
2.93%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$86.4 £63.6
37.41%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Falmouth
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,243 £915
28.05%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$1,034 £761
22.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$2,950 £2,171
3.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,711 £1,259
20.91%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
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-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Falmouth
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$2,809 £2,067
-47.93%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.9
-35.42%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Falmouth: October 27, 2025

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