Cost of Living Comparison Between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Newcastle-under-Lyme is 13.1% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 5.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Newcastle-under-Lyme is 14.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 4.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.58 £12.94
$16.09 €13.89
9.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$79.4 £58.4
$64.1 €55.3
23.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.66 £7.84
$10.28 €8.88
3.70%
Cappuccino
$4.53 £3.33
$2.78 €2.4
62.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.53 £1.86
$2.23 €1.92
13.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 £1.29
$1.57 €1.35
12.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.53 £4.07
$3.41 €2.95
62.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.37 £3.95
$3.82 €3.3
40.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.43 £1.05
$1.14 €0.98
25.44%
White Bread (500g)
$1.5 £1.1
$1.73 €1.49
-13.29%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.2 £1.62
$1.67 €1.44
31.74%
Eggs
$2.2 £1.62
$3.13 €2.7
-29.71%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.27 £5.35
$13.31 €11.5
-45.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.06 £5.93
$7.99 €6.9
0.88%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.76 £8.65
$15.97 €13.79
-26.36%
Apples (1kg)
$3.26 £2.4
$2.28 €1.97
42.98%
Banana (1kg)
$1.48 £1.09
$1.7 €1.47
-12.94%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.68 £1.97
$2.04 €1.76
31.37%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.09 £2.27
$2.55 €2.2
21.18%
Potato (1kg)
$1.93 £1.42
$1.76 €1.52
9.66%
Onion (1kg)
$1.38 £1.01
$2.05 €1.77
-32.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 £0.72
$1.98 €1.71
-50.51%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.27 £0.94
$0.81 €0.7
56.79%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.82 £14.59
$6.59 €5.69
200.76%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.16 £6
$5.87 €5.07
39.01%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.69 £1.98
$1.33 €1.15
102.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.36 £2.47
$2.92 €2.52
15.07%
🚌 Getting Around
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.43 £2.52
$2.27 €1.96
51.10%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$87.4 £64.3
$46.15 €39.85
89.40%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.77 £2.77
$4.23 €3.66
-10.87%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.31 £0.96
$0.86 €0.75
52.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.02 £14.74
$18.68 €16.13
7.17%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.88 £1.38
$2.09 €1.81
-10.05%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.7K £28.5K
$34.5K €29.8K
12.24%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40K £29.4K
$39.6K €34.2K
0.84%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$315 £232
$148 €128
112.14%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.33 £13.49
$20.98 €18.11
-12.63%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.48 £23.17
$39.65 €34.24
-20.61%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.99 £33.85
$47.92 €41.37
-4.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.52 £8.48
$9.38 €8.1
22.81%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,229 £905
$607 €524
102.41%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,775 £4,986
$16.1K €13.9K
-57.95%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.7 £37.31
$104 €90.1
-51.44%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.39 £22.36
$41.09 €35.48
-26.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$84.1 £61.9
$92.7 €80
-9.20%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$30.39 £22.36
$119 €102
-74.39%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,214 £893
$1,592 €1,375
-23.78%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$985 £725
$1,262 €1,090
-21.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,072 £1,525
$3,046 €2,630
-31.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,722 £1,267
$2,069 €1,787
-16.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,179 £2,340
$1,462 €1,263
117.39%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.3
3.81
39.11%

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Last update for Newcastle-under-Lyme: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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