Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Middlesex Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Middlesex

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 19.6% cheaper than Middlesex without rent, and 0 with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 13.1% cheaper than Middlesex without rent, and 23.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Middlesex
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$15.84 £11.66
1.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$75.6 £55.6
-15.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$8.91 £6.56
15.38%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$3.69 £2.72
-24.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$2.39 £1.76
-6.69%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.99 £1.46
-21.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$4 £2.94
-14.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$5.04 £3.71
-24.21%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Middlesex
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.33 £0.98
-14.29%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.36 £1
27.21%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$3.54 £2.61
-52.82%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$4.06 £2.99
-22.91%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$5.27 £3.88
152.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$7.92 £5.83
0.88%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$14.56 £10.71
9.68%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$3.21 £2.37
-28.97%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$0.99 £0.73
71.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$1.02 £0.75
100.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$4.48 £3.3
-43.08%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.23 £0.9
43.09%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.36 £1
50.74%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.02 £0.75
94.12%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.76 £1.29
-53.98%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$17.32 £12.74
-61.95%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$13.06 £9.61
-55.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$3.72 £2.74
-64.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$2.77 £2.04
5.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Middlesex
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$3.29 £2.42
-31.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$89.7 £66
-48.52%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$3.96 £2.92
6.82%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.34 £0.99
-35.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$34.16 £25.14
-45.32%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.9 £1.4
10.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$38.5K £28.3K
-10.35%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$36.6K £26.9K
8.33%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Middlesex
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$311 £229
-52.29%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$23.14 £17.03
-9.33%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$40.02 £29.45
-0.92%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Middlesex
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$52.5 £38.6
-8.65%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
$20.19 £14.86
-8.02%
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$14.73 £10.84
-36.32%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Middlesex
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$1,618 £1,190
-62.46%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$13.4K £9,845
20.42%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Middlesex
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$105 £77.4
-0.70%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$55.4 £40.75
-25.80%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$127 £93.2
-26.81%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$128 £93.9
-6.98%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Middlesex
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,210 £891
31.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$1,007 £741
25.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$2,054 £1,512
48.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$3,006 £2,212
-31.15%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$8,586 £6,318
-15.21%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$6,973 £5,131
-34.76%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Middlesex
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$2,897 £2,132
-49.51%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.76
-33.85%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Middlesex: October 28, 2025

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