Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Taunton Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Taunton

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 16.9% cheaper than Taunton without rent, and 10.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 18.4% cheaper than Taunton without rent, and 5.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Taunton
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$15.85 £11.67
1.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$85.7 £63.1
-25.26%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$8.92 £6.56
15.25%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$3.82 £2.81
-27.23%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$1.83 £1.35
21.86%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.36 £1
15.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$4.58 £3.37
-25.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$5.49 £4.04
-30.42%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Taunton
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.61 £1.19
-29.19%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$1.69 £1.24
2.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$2.73 £2.01
-38.83%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$5.03 £3.7
-37.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$10.17 £7.48
30.88%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$9.22 £6.79
-13.34%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$14.58 £10.73
9.53%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$1.93 £1.42
18.13%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.11 £0.82
53.15%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$3.57 £2.63
-42.86%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$3.33 £2.45
-23.42%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.22 £0.89
44.26%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.35 £0.99
51.85%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$1.51 £1.11
31.13%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.58 £1.16
-48.73%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$23.74 £17.47
-72.24%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$6.5 £4.78
-9.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$2.23 £1.64
-40.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$4.12 £3.03
-29.13%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Taunton
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$3.32 £2.44
-31.63%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$87 £64
-46.95%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$3.06 £2.25
38.24%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.71 £1.26
-49.71%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$22.89 £16.84
-18.39%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.89 £1.39
10.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$38.7K £28.5K
-10.75%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$38.2K £28.1K
3.82%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Taunton
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$352 £259
-57.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$15.1 £11.11
38.94%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$42.63 £31.37
-6.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Taunton
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$60.4 £44.41
-20.60%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$13.09 £9.63
-28.34%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Taunton
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$2,770 £2,038
-78.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$8,276 £6,090
94.68%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Taunton
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$54.1 £39.83
92.90%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$53 £39
-22.47%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$95.9 £70.6
-3.41%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$81.7 £60.2
45.17%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Taunton
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$1,077 £793
47.84%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$822 £605
53.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$2,014 £1,482
51.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,846 £1,359
12.07%
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
Taunton
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$3,345 £2,461
-56.27%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.9
-35.42%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Taunton: October 28, 2025

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