Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Retford Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Retford

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 16% cheaper than Retford without rent, and 1.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 9% cheaper than Retford without rent, and 4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Retford
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$15.92 €13.72
$20.25 £15.17
-21.38%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.5 €55.6
$80.7 £60.5
-20.15%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.54 €9.09
$10.00 £7.49
5.40%
Cappuccino
$2.91 €2.51
$4.55 £3.40
-36.04%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.30 €1.98
$2.37 £1.78
-2.95%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.59 £1.19
-1.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.44 €2.97
$6.14 £4.60
-43.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.87 €3.33
$6.06 £4.54
-36.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Retford
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.64 £1.23
-30.49%
White Bread (500g)
$1.79 €1.55
$1.60 £1.20
11.87%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.75 €1.51
$2.30 £1.73
-23.91%
Eggs
$3.23 €2.79
$3.96 £2.96
-18.43%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.22 €11.39
$9.55 £7.16
38.43%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.03 €6.92
$8.67 £6.50
-7.38%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.00 €13.79
$14.17 £10.61
12.91%
Apples (1kg)
$2.33 €2.01
$3.04 £2.28
-23.36%
Banana (1kg)
$1.65 €1.42
$1.59 £1.19
3.77%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.94 €1.67
$2.88 £2.16
-32.64%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.44 €2.10
$3.42 £2.56
-28.65%
Potato (1kg)
$1.83 €1.58
$1.64 £1.23
11.59%
Onion (1kg)
$2.08 €1.79
$1.55 £1.16
34.19%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.00 €1.72
$1.07 £0.80
86.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.80 €0.69
$1.50 £1.12
-46.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.74 €5.81
$18.93 £14.18
-64.40%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.80 €5.00
$10.75 £8.05
-46.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 €1.15
$2.68 £2.01
-50.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.01 €2.60
$3.26 £2.44
-7.67%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Retford
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.37 €2.04
$3.42 £2.56
-30.70%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.20 €39.83
$88.0 £65.9
-47.47%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.07 €3.51
$5.33 £3.99
-23.64%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.87 €0.75
$1.54 £1.16
-43.51%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.58 €16.01
$22.74 £17.04
-18.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.80
$1.93 £1.45
8.29%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.8K €30.0K
$38.4K £28.8K
-9.49%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.8K €33.4K
$41.4K £31.0K
-6.24%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Retford
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$150 €130
$296 £222
-49.23%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.62 €17.77
$17.24 £12.91
19.61%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.09 €34.56
$42.27 £31.66
-5.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Retford
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.85 €41.25
$46.39 £34.75
3.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.37 €15.83
-
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Cinema Ticket
$9.32 €8.03
$13.81 £10.35
-32.51%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Retford
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$615 €530
$1,561 £1,169
-60.62%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.4K €14.2K
$18.6K £14.0K
-11.85%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Retford
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €89.8
$84.3 £63.1
23.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.10 €35.43
$42.87 £32.11
-4.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.3 €82.1
$94.1 £70.5
1.22%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$120 €104
$97.6 £73.1
23.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Retford
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,630 €1,405
$1,210 £906
34.67%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,229 €1,059
$996 £746
23.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,018 €2,601
$2,055 £1,539
46.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,004 €1,728
$1,672 £1,252
19.90%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,872 €6,786
$5,091 £3,813
54.62%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,319 €3,723
$2,018 £1,512
113.99%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Retford
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,611 €1,389
$1,336 £1,001
20.58%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.63
-32.33%

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Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

Last update for Retford: March 3, 2026

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