Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Hastings Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Hastings

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 24.3% cheaper than Hastings without rent, and 13.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 17.6% cheaper than Hastings without rent, and 0.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Hastings
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$20.11 £14.8
-19.99%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$79.3 £58.3
-19.19%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$11.57 £8.52
-11.15%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.58 £3.37
-39.30%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$2.59 £1.9
-13.90%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.4 £1.03
12.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$6.72 £4.94
-49.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$6.69 £4.93
-42.90%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Hastings
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$0.69 £0.51
65.22%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.37 £1.01
26.28%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$2.7 £1.99
-38.15%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$3.23 £2.38
-3.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$9.58 £7.05
38.94%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$9.67 £7.11
-17.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$13.41 £9.87
19.09%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$2.3 £1.69
-0.87%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.66 £1.22
2.41%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.42 £1.78
-15.70%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$3.54 £2.61
-27.97%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.79 £1.32
-1.68%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.16 £0.85
76.72%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$0.99 £0.73
100.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$2.2 £1.62
-63.18%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$17.3 £12.73
-61.91%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$7.42 £5.46
-20.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$2.93 £2.16
-54.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$3.33 £2.45
-12.31%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Hastings
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$2.67 £1.96
-14.98%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$91.7 £67.5
-49.68%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$4.98 £3.66
-15.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.69 £1.25
-49.11%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$40.48 £29.79
-53.85%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.94 £1.43
7.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$20.8K £15.3K
66.29%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$34.1K £25.1K
16.11%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Hastings
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$342 £252
-56.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$18.36 £13.51
14.27%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$27.52 £20.25
44.08%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Hastings
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$46.53 £34.24
2.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$47.16 £34.71
-60.62%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$12 £8.83
-21.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Hastings
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$1,543 £1,135
-60.63%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$18.5K £13.6K
-12.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Hastings
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$81.1 £59.7
28.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$39.97 £29.41
2.80%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$119 £87.4
-22.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$147 £108
-19.34%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Hastings
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,519 £1,118
4.79%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$1,303 £959
-3.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$2,049 £1,508
48.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,523 £1,121
35.86%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$13.4K £9,868
-45.71%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Hastings
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$3,298 £2,427
-55.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.62
-32.21%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Hastings: October 28, 2025

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