Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and London Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and London

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 38.1% cheaper than London without rent, and 42.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 37% cheaper than London without rent, and 41.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.09 €13.89

$26.89 £19.79

-40.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.1 €55.3

$109 £80.5

-41.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.28 €8.88

$11.07 £8.15

-7.14%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$5.15 £3.79

-46.02%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 €1.92

$2.75 £2.03

-18.91%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$1.79 £1.32

-12.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 €2.95

$8.57 £6.31

-60.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.82 €3.3

$7.91 £5.82

-51.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.79 £1.31

-36.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 €1.49

$2.18 £1.61

-20.64%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$2.55 £1.88

-34.51%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.7

$4.78 £3.52

-34.52%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.31 €11.5

$11.05 £8.13

20.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 €6.9

$8.89 £6.54

-10.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.97 €13.79

$14.46 £10.64

10.44%

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 €1.97

$3.38 £2.49

-32.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$2.01 £1.48

-15.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$3.13 £2.31

-34.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 €2.2

$3.6 £2.65

-29.17%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.71 £1.26

2.92%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.8 £1.33

13.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.34 £0.98

47.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 €0.7

$1.87 £1.38

-56.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.59 €5.69

$22.87 £16.83

-71.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.87 €5.07

$11.39 £8.38

-48.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$3.24 £2.38

-58.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.52

$3.87 £2.85

-24.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.27 €1.96

$3.85 £2.83

-41.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.15 €39.85

$247 £182

-81.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.23 €3.66

$6.15 £4.53

-31.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 €0.75

$3.24 £2.39

-73.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.68 €16.13

$40.55 £29.84

-53.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.81

$1.88 £1.39

11.17%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.5K €29.8K

$38.7K £28.5K

-10.84%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$39.6K €34.2K

$38.9K £28.6K

1.96%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$148 €128

$321 £236

-53.72%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$20.98 €18.11

$20.1 £14.79

4.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.65 €34.24

$42.8 £31.5

-7.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.92 €41.37

$64.9 £47.79

-26.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.57 €16.03

$22.86 £16.82

-18.77%

Cinema Ticket

$9.38 €8.1

$20.74 £15.26

-54.77%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$607 €524

$2,491 £1,833

-75.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K €13.9K

$28.1K £20.7K

-42.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €90.1

$116 £85.3

-9.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.09 €35.48

$49.79 £36.64

-17.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.7 €80

$128 £94.5

-27.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$159 £117

-25.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,592 €1,375

$2,932 £2,158

-45.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,262 €1,090

$2,256 £1,660

-44.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,046 €2,630

$5,522 £4,064

-44.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 €1,787

$3,646 £2,683

-43.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,280 €6,286

$21.7K £15.9K

-66.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,549 €3,928

$11K £8,121

-58.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,462 €1,263

$4,326 £3,183

-66.19%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

5.05

-24.55%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for London: October 28, 2025

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