Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Rotherham Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Rotherham

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 9.5% cheaper than Rotherham without rent, and 0.4% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 23.8% cheaper than Rotherham without rent, and 5.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Rotherham
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$20.02 £14.73
-19.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$94.4 £69.4
-32.09%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$10.9 £8.02
-5.69%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.93 £3.63
-43.61%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$2.52 £1.85
-11.51%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.76 £1.3
-10.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$5.61 £4.13
-39.22%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$6.21 £4.57
-38.49%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Rotherham
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.57 £1.16
-27.39%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.51 £1.11
14.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$2.18 £1.6
-23.39%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$4.03 £2.97
-22.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$9.29 £6.84
43.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$8.56 £6.3
-6.66%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$11.75 £8.65
35.91%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$3.33 £2.45
-31.53%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.44 £1.06
18.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.86 £2.1
-28.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$3.27 £2.41
-22.02%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$2.06 £1.51
-14.56%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.4 £1.03
46.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.32 £0.97
50.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.47 £1.09
-44.90%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$18.92 £13.92
-65.17%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$10.42 £7.67
-43.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$2.44 £1.79
-45.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$3.38 £2.49
-13.61%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Rotherham
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$2.74 £2.01
-17.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$89.1 £65.6
-48.23%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$5.36 £3.94
-21.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.11 £0.82
-22.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$20.64 £15.19
-9.50%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.98 £1.45
5.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$38.1K £28K
-9.37%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$39.7K £29.2K
-0.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Rotherham
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$317 £233
-53.13%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$18.92 £13.92
10.89%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$42.69 £31.41
-7.12%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Rotherham
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$45.97 £33.83
4.24%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$13.55 £9.97
-30.77%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Rotherham
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$1,231 £906
-50.67%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$6,925 £5,096
132.65%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Rotherham
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$86 £63.3
21.45%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$42.66 £31.4
-3.68%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$88.1 £64.9
5.13%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$109 £79.9
9.33%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Rotherham
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,227 £903
29.73%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$982 £723
28.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$2,025 £1,490
50.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,698 £1,249
21.89%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Rotherham
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$1,787 £1,315
-18.15%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.65
-32.57%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Rotherham: October 29, 2025

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