Cost of Living Comparison Between Newquay and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Newquay and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Newquay is 26.1% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 0.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Newquay is 1.4% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 1.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Newquay
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.16 £14.84
$16.09 €13.89
25.30%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$80.2 £59
$64.1 €55.3
25.11%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.34 £6.87
$10.28 €8.88
-9.14%
Cappuccino
$4.09 £3.01
$2.78 €2.4
47.12%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.35 £1.73
$2.23 €1.92
5.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.7 £1.25
$1.57 €1.35
8.28%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.26 £4.6
$3.41 €2.95
83.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.38 £3.96
$3.82 €3.3
40.84%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Newquay
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 £1.24
$1.14 €0.98
47.37%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 £0.91
$1.73 €1.49
-28.32%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.52 £1.85
$1.67 €1.44
50.90%
Eggs
$3.42 £2.52
$3.13 €2.7
9.27%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.95 £7.32
$13.31 €11.5
-25.24%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.06 £5.19
$7.99 €6.9
-11.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.41 £9.87
$15.97 €13.79
-16.03%
Apples (1kg)
$2.66 £1.96
$2.28 €1.97
16.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.5 £1.11
$1.7 €1.47
-11.76%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.23 £1.64
$2.04 €1.76
9.31%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.3 £1.69
$2.55 €2.2
-9.80%
Potato (1kg)
$1.71 £1.26
$1.76 €1.52
-2.84%
Onion (1kg)
$1.27 £0.93
$2.05 €1.77
-38.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.97 £0.72
$1.98 €1.71
-51.01%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.46 £1.07
$0.81 €0.7
80.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.58 £12.94
$6.59 €5.69
166.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.31 £6.85
$5.87 €5.07
58.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.62 £1.93
$1.33 €1.15
96.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.58 £1.9
$2.92 €2.52
-11.64%
🚌 Getting Around
Newquay
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.32 £2.45
$2.27 €1.96
46.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.4 £65.8
$46.15 €39.85
93.61%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.06 £2.99
$4.23 €3.66
-4.02%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.53 £1.86
$0.86 €0.75
194.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$25.58 £18.82
$18.68 €16.13
36.94%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.9 £1.4
$2.09 €1.81
-9.09%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.1K £28.8K
$34.5K €29.8K
13.31%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.4K £28.3K
$39.6K €34.2K
-3.08%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Newquay
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$343 £252
$148 €128
131.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.1 £11.84
$20.98 €18.11
-23.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.74 £32.92
$39.65 €34.24
12.84%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Newquay
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.63 £35.05
$47.92 €41.37
-0.61%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.35 £7.61
$18.57 €16.03
-44.26%
Cinema Ticket
$11.4 £8.39
$9.38 €8.1
21.54%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Newquay
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,327 £1,712
$607 €524
283.17%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$24.6K £18.1K
$16.1K €13.9K
52.66%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Newquay
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$87.6 £64.4
$104 €90.1
-16.14%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.09 £35.39
$41.09 €35.48
17.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$101 £74.3
$92.7 €80
8.90%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$91.2 £67.1
$119 €102
-23.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Newquay
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,204 £886
$1,592 €1,375
-24.36%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,018 £749
$1,262 €1,090
-19.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,021 £1,487
$3,046 €2,630
-33.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,719 £1,265
$2,069 €1,787
-16.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Newquay
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,462 €1,263
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.82
3.81
52.76%

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Last update for Newquay: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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