Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Stevenage Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Stevenage

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 11.1% cheaper than Stevenage without rent, and 8.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 8.4% cheaper than Stevenage without rent, and 16.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Stevenage
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$27.44 £20.19
-41.36%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$83.1 £61.1
-22.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$10.7 £7.88
-3.93%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$3.44 £2.53
-19.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$1.67 £1.23
33.53%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.66 £1.22
-5.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$5.3 £3.9
-35.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$5.51 £4.06
-30.67%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Stevenage
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.86 £1.37
-38.71%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.45 £1.07
19.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$1.23 £0.9
35.77%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$3.31 £2.43
-5.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$11.92 £8.77
11.66%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$7.69 £5.66
3.90%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$10.5 £7.73
52.10%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$3.79 £2.79
-39.84%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.44 £1.06
18.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$3.22 £2.37
-36.65%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$2.63 £1.94
-3.04%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$0.94 £0.69
87.23%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.34 £0.99
52.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.22 £0.9
62.30%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.05 £0.77
-22.86%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$16.19 £11.91
-59.30%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$9.3 £6.84
-36.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$2.58 £1.9
-48.45%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$3.57 £2.62
-18.21%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Stevenage
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$3.55 £2.61
-36.06%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$95.4 £70.2
-51.63%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$4.59 £3.38
-7.84%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.74 £1.28
-50.57%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$20.21 £14.88
-7.57%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.88 £1.38
11.17%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$38.5K £28.4K
-10.46%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$41.4K £30.4K
-4.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Stevenage
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$240 £177
-38.25%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$21.94 £16.15
-4.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$35.43 £26.07
11.91%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Stevenage
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$55.5 £40.87
-13.72%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
-
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Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$12.14 £8.93
-22.73%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Stevenage
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$1,775 £1,306
-65.78%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$18.1K £13.4K
-11.21%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Stevenage
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$98.1 £72.2
6.44%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$39.61 £29.15
3.74%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$61.2 £45
51.51%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$90.5 £66.6
31.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Stevenage
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,490 £1,097
6.82%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$1,232 £907
2.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$3,214 £2,365
-5.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$2,369 £1,743
-12.66%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
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-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Stevenage
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$3,260 £2,399
-55.14%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.6
-31.96%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Stevenage: October 28, 2025

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