Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Luton Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Luton

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 17.9% cheaper than Luton without rent, and 1.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 12% cheaper than Luton without rent, and 8.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Luton
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$13.72 £10.1
17.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$68.9 £50.7
-6.97%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$7.92 £5.83
29.80%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$5.04 £3.71
-44.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$2.24 £1.65
-0.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.44 £1.06
9.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$5.45 £4.01
-37.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$6.14 £4.52
-37.79%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Luton
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.94 £1.43
-41.24%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.37 £1.01
26.28%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$2.83 £2.08
-40.99%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$4.18 £3.07
-25.12%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$6.76 £4.98
96.89%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$9.45 £6.95
-15.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$12.79 £9.41
24.86%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$2.07 £1.53
10.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.33 £0.98
27.82%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.74 £1.28
17.24%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$2.34 £1.72
8.97%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.89 £1.39
-6.88%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$0.71 £0.52
188.73%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.37 £1.01
44.53%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.49 £1.1
-45.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$20.35 £14.97
-67.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$7.9 £5.82
-25.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$3.29 £2.42
-59.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$4.17 £3.07
-29.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Luton
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$3.49 £2.57
-34.96%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$83.6 £61.5
-44.77%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$6.66 £4.9
-36.49%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.39 £1.02
-38.13%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$16.59 £12.21
12.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.87 £1.38
11.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$36K £26.5K
-4.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$41.2K £30.3K
-3.79%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Luton
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$345 £254
-56.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$15.63 £11.5
34.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$38.63 £28.43
2.64%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Luton
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$33.74 £24.83
42.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$26.89 £19.79
-30.94%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$13.82 £10.17
-32.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Luton
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$2,245 £1,652
-72.95%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$23K £16.9K
-30.04%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Luton
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$87.1 £64.1
19.85%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$57.6 £42.39
-28.66%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$85.7 £63
8.15%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$123 £90.9
-3.90%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Luton
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,269 £934
25.46%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$1,072 £789
17.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$1,936 £1,425
57.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$2,048 £1,507
1.04%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$4,700 £3,459
54.88%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$5,771 £4,247
-21.18%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Luton
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$3,013 £2,217
-51.46%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.39
-29.31%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Luton: October 27, 2025

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