Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Telford Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Telford

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 0.4% cheaper than Telford without rent, and 16.7% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lisbon is 20.4% cheaper than Telford without rent, and 15.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lisbon
Telford
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.09 €13.89
$15.22 £11.2
5.72%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.1 €55.3
$75.2 £55.4
-14.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.28 €8.88
$9.83 £7.24
4.58%
Cappuccino
$2.78 €2.4
$4.17 £3.07
-33.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.23 €1.92
$2.78 £2.05
-19.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 €1.35
$1.09 £0.8
44.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.41 €2.95
$7.55 £5.56
-54.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.82 €3.3
$7.55 £5.56
-49.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lisbon
Telford
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.63 £1.2
-30.06%
White Bread (500g)
$1.73 €1.49
$0.98 £0.72
76.53%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 €1.44
$1.32 £0.97
26.52%
Eggs
$3.13 €2.7
$3.39 £2.49
-7.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.31 €11.5
$7.28 £5.36
82.83%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.99 €6.9
$9.38 £6.9
-14.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.97 €13.79
$12.05 £8.87
32.53%
Apples (1kg)
$2.28 €1.97
$2.44 £1.8
-6.56%
Banana (1kg)
$1.7 €1.47
$3.06 £2.25
-44.44%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.56 £1.88
-20.31%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.55 €2.2
$2.66 £1.96
-4.14%
Potato (1kg)
$1.76 €1.52
$1.89 £1.39
-6.88%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.98 £1.46
3.54%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.98 €1.71
$0.99 £0.73
100.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.38 £1.02
-41.30%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.59 €5.69
$20.41 £15.02
-67.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.87 €5.07
$9.04 £6.65
-35.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.33 €1.15
$5.06 £3.73
-73.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.92 €2.52
$5.37 £3.95
-45.62%
🚌 Getting Around
Lisbon
Telford
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.27 €1.96
$3.33 £2.45
-31.83%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.15 €39.85
$133 £97.6
-65.20%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 €3.66
$7.14 £5.26
-40.76%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 €0.75
$1.24 £0.91
-30.65%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.68 €16.13
$22.69 £16.7
-17.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.09 €1.81
$1.98 £1.46
5.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.5K €29.8K
$34.6K £25.5K
-0.29%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.6K €34.2K
$41K £30.2K
-3.41%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lisbon
Telford
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 €128
$320 £235
-53.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.98 €18.11
$21.71 £15.98
-3.36%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$39.65 €34.24
$37.06 £27.27
6.99%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lisbon
Telford
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.92 €41.37
$47.98 £35.31
-0.13%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.57 €16.03
-
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Cinema Ticket
$9.38 €8.1
$16.03 £11.79
-41.48%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lisbon
Telford
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$607 €524
$1,614 £1,188
-62.38%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K €13.9K
$34.4K £25.3K
-53.13%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lisbon
Telford
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$104 €90.1
$48.32 £35.56
116.06%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.09 €35.48
$30.86 £22.71
33.15%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.7 €80
$89.3 £65.7
3.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €102
$101 £74.6
17.08%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lisbon
Telford
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,592 €1,375
$846 £623
88.11%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,262 €1,090
$688 £506
83.45%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,046 €2,630
$1,289 £949
136.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 €1,787
$1,040 £766
98.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,280 €6,286
$3,970 £2,921
83.38%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,549 €3,928
$8,632 £6,352
-47.30%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lisbon
Telford
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,462 €1,263
$2,729 £2,008
-46.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
6.1
-37.54%

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Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Telford: October 29, 2025

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