Cost of Living Comparison Between Oswestry and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Oswestry and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Oswestry is 6% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 6.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Oswestry is 9.3% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 20.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Oswestry
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$14.63 £10.76
$16.09 €13.89
-9.07%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$67.1 £49.36
$64.1 €55.3
4.68%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.31 £6.85
$10.28 €8.88
-9.44%
Cappuccino
$3.49 £2.57
$2.78 €2.4
25.54%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.97 £1.45
$2.23 €1.92
-11.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.39 £1.03
$1.57 €1.35
-11.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.98 £2.93
$3.41 €2.95
16.72%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.48 £3.3
$3.82 €3.3
17.28%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Oswestry
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.48 £1.09
$1.14 €0.98
29.82%
White Bread (500g)
$1.62 £1.19
$1.73 €1.49
-6.36%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.65 £1.95
$1.67 €1.44
58.68%
Eggs
$4.52 £3.33
$3.13 €2.7
44.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.69 £7.87
$13.31 €11.5
-19.68%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.09 £5.22
$7.99 €6.9
-11.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.58 £11.47
$15.97 €13.79
-2.44%
Apples (1kg)
$2.23 £1.64
$2.28 €1.97
-2.19%
Banana (1kg)
$1.73 £1.27
$1.7 €1.47
1.76%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.9 £2.13
$2.04 €1.76
42.16%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.45 £2.54
$2.55 €2.2
35.29%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 £1.14
$1.76 €1.52
-11.93%
Onion (1kg)
$1.9 £1.4
$2.05 €1.77
-7.32%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 £0.75
$1.98 €1.71
-48.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.24 £0.91
$0.81 €0.7
53.09%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$17.12 £12.6
$6.59 €5.69
159.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.74 £7.17
$5.87 €5.07
65.93%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.59 £1.91
$1.33 €1.15
94.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.92 £1.41
$2.92 €2.52
-34.25%
🚌 Getting Around
Oswestry
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.07 £2.26
$2.27 €1.96
35.24%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.4 £65.8
$46.15 €39.85
93.78%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.17 £3.07
$4.23 €3.66
-1.42%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.4 £1.03
$0.86 €0.75
62.79%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$24.31 £17.89
$18.68 €16.13
30.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.92 £1.41
$2.09 €1.81
-8.13%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.8K £24.9K
$34.5K €29.8K
-2.13%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$42.4K £31.2K
$39.6K €34.2K
7.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Oswestry
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$257 £189
$148 €128
73.18%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.71 £12.3
$20.98 €18.11
-20.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.76 £31.47
$39.65 €34.24
7.84%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Oswestry
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.61 £33.57
$47.92 €41.37
-4.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.77 £8.66
$9.38 €8.1
25.48%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Oswestry
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,373 £1,010
$607 €524
126.10%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$13.8K £10.2K
$16.1K €13.9K
-14.20%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Oswestry
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$62.1 £45.7
$104 €90.1
-40.53%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.27 £26.69
$41.09 €35.48
-11.73%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$58.1 £42.78
$92.7 €80
-37.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82.5 £60.7
$119 €102
-30.51%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Oswestry
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,236 £910
$1,592 €1,375
-22.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,003 £738
$1,262 €1,090
-20.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,010 £743
$3,046 €2,630
-66.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$985 £725
$2,069 €1,787
-52.41%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,161 £2,326
$7,280 €6,286
-56.58%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,252 £2,393
$4,549 €3,928
-28.51%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Oswestry
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,160 £1,589
$1,462 €1,263
47.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.79
3.81
51.97%

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Last update for Oswestry: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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