Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and St Helens Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and St Helens

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 6.2% cheaper than St Helens without rent, and 13.9% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 2.2% cheaper than St Helens without rent, and 6.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
St Helens
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$15.92 €13.70
$20.66 £15.49
-22.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.5 €55.5
$80.9 £60.7
-20.28%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.54 €9.08
$10.94 £8.21
-3.66%
Cappuccino
$2.91 €2.50
$3.69 £2.77
-21.14%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.30 €1.98
$2.79 £2.10
-17.56%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$2.00 £1.50
-21.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.44 €2.96
$4.20 £3.15
-18.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.87 €3.33
$5.16 £3.87
-25.00%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
St Helens
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.38 £1.04
-17.39%
White Bread (500g)
$1.79 €1.55
$1.84 £1.38
-2.72%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.75 €1.51
$1.98 £1.49
-11.62%
Eggs
$3.23 €2.78
$4.27 £3.20
-24.36%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.22 €11.38
$12.66 £9.49
4.42%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.03 €6.91
$8.99 £6.75
-10.68%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.00 €13.77
$10.89 £8.16
46.92%
Apples (1kg)
$2.33 €2.00
$3.33 £2.50
-30.03%
Banana (1kg)
$1.65 €1.42
$1.39 £1.04
18.71%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.94 €1.67
$3.75 £2.81
-48.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.44 €2.10
$3.65 £2.74
-33.15%
Potato (1kg)
$1.83 €1.58
$1.93 £1.45
-5.18%
Onion (1kg)
$2.08 €1.79
$1.98 £1.49
5.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.00 €1.72
$1.32 £0.99
51.52%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.80 €0.69
$1.34 £1.01
-40.30%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.74 €5.81
$20.53 £15.40
-67.17%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.80 €4.99
$11.28 £8.46
-48.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 €1.15
$2.66 £2.00
-49.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.01 €2.59
$2.66 £2.00
13.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
St Helens
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.37 €2.04
$2.80 £2.10
-15.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.20 €39.78
$105 £78.9
-56.06%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.07 €3.51
$3.42 £2.57
19.01%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.87 €0.75
$1.86 £1.39
-53.23%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.58 €15.99
$16.62 £12.47
11.79%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.80
$1.98 £1.49
5.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.8K €29.9K
$27.1K £20.4K
28.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.8K €33.4K
$33.6K £25.2K
15.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
St Helens
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$150 €129
$344 £258
-56.38%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.62 €17.75
$15.85 £11.89
30.09%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.09 €34.52
$38.57 £28.93
3.94%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
St Helens
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.85 €41.20
$27.63 £20.72
73.18%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.37 €15.81
$4.11 £3.08
346.96%
Cinema Ticket
$9.32 €8.02
$16.27 £12.21
-42.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
St Helens
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$615 €529
$819 £615
-24.96%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.4K €14.2K
$6,924 £5,193
137.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
St Helens
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €89.7
$68.3 £51.2
52.58%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.10 €35.39
$55.1 £41.29
-25.34%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.3 €82.0
$86.8 £65.1
9.76%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$120 €103
$125 £93.5
-3.62%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
St Helens
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,630 €1,403
$824 £618
97.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,229 €1,058
$660 £495
86.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,018 €2,598
$1,545 £1,159
95.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,004 €1,726
$1,285 £964
56.01%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,872 €6,778
$4,952 £3,714
58.97%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,319 €3,718
$2,312 £1,734
86.77%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
St Helens
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,611 €1,387
$2,552 £1,914
-36.88%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.54
-31.23%

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Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

Last update for St Helens: March 1, 2026

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