Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Hitchin Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Hitchin

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 13.6% cheaper than Hitchin without rent, and 12.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 24.1% cheaper than Hitchin without rent, and 11.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Hitchin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$27.64 £20.34
-41.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$83.1 £61.2
-22.93%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$8.11 £5.97
26.76%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.57 £3.37
-39.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$1.97 £1.45
13.20%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.65 £1.22
-4.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$5.28 £3.88
-35.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$5.45 £4.01
-29.91%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Hitchin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.72 £1.27
-33.72%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.54 £1.13
12.34%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$2.11 £1.55
-20.85%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$3.32 £2.44
-5.72%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$10.38 £7.64
28.23%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$7.5 £5.52
6.53%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$17.56 £12.93
-9.05%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$3.35 £2.46
-31.94%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.32 £0.97
28.79%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.47 £1.82
-17.41%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$2.6 £1.91
-1.92%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$0.93 £0.69
89.25%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.37 £1.01
49.64%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.33 £0.98
48.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.77 £1.3
-54.24%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$16.39 £12.06
-59.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$10.11 £7.44
-41.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$2.51 £1.84
-47.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$2.84 £2.09
2.82%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Hitchin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$3.34 £2.46
-32.04%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$87 £64
-46.97%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$4.24 £3.12
-0.24%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.75 £1.29
-50.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$23.31 £17.16
-19.86%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.95 £1.43
7.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$39.1K £28.8K
-11.76%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$41.5K £30.6K
-4.57%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Hitchin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$385 £284
-61.52%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$17.29 £12.73
21.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$35.43 £26.07
11.91%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Hitchin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$46.59 £34.28
2.85%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$14.86 £10.94
24.97%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$12.18 £8.97
-22.99%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Hitchin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$1,784 £1,313
-65.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$18.3K £13.4K
-11.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Hitchin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$75.4 £55.5
38.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$54.5 £40.13
-24.65%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$70.5 £51.9
31.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$61.8 £45.5
91.90%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Hitchin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,498 £1,102
6.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$1,168 £860
8.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$2,105 £1,549
44.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,885 £1,387
9.80%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$8,587 £6,319
-15.22%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$7,943 £5,845
-42.73%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Hitchin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.93
-35.75%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Hitchin: October 28, 2025

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