Cost of Living Comparison Between St Helens and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between St Helens and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: St Helens is 31.8% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 11% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: St Helens is 16.4% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
St Helens
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.22 £14.88
$16.09 €13.89
25.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$80.6 £59.3
$64.1 €55.3
25.80%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.8 £7.95
$10.28 €8.88
5.06%
Cappuccino
$3.68 £2.71
$2.78 €2.4
32.37%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.95 £2.17
$2.23 €1.92
32.29%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.07 £1.52
$1.57 €1.35
31.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.99 £2.94
$3.41 €2.95
17.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.03 £3.7
$3.82 €3.3
31.68%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
St Helens
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.32 £0.97
$1.14 €0.98
15.79%
White Bread (500g)
$1.9 £1.4
$1.73 €1.49
9.83%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.09 £1.54
$1.67 €1.44
25.15%
Eggs
$4.17 £3.07
$3.13 €2.7
33.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.3 £9.05
$13.31 €11.5
-7.59%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.89 £6.54
$7.99 €6.9
11.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.89 £8.01
$15.97 €13.79
-31.81%
Apples (1kg)
$3.24 £2.38
$2.28 €1.97
42.11%
Banana (1kg)
$1.35 £0.99
$1.7 €1.47
-20.59%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.61 £2.65
$2.04 €1.76
76.96%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.69 £2.71
$2.55 €2.2
44.71%
Potato (1kg)
$1.96 £1.44
$1.76 €1.52
11.36%
Onion (1kg)
$2.05 £1.51
$2.05 €1.77
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.34 £0.99
$1.98 €1.71
-32.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.39 £1.02
$0.81 €0.7
71.60%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$20.32 £14.95
$6.59 €5.69
208.35%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.89 £8.75
$5.87 €5.07
102.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.7 £1.99
$1.33 €1.15
103.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.68 £1.98
$2.92 €2.52
-8.22%
🚌 Getting Around
St Helens
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.92 £2.15
$2.27 €1.96
28.63%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$102 £74.9
$46.15 €39.85
120.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.47 £2.55
$4.23 €3.66
-17.97%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.89 £1.39
$0.86 €0.75
119.77%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.27 £11.97
$18.68 €16.13
-12.90%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.88 £1.38
$2.09 €1.81
-10.05%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.9K £19.8K
$34.5K €29.8K
-22.05%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K £24.7K
$39.6K €34.2K
-15.30%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
St Helens
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$342 £252
$148 €128
130.65%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.07 £11.83
$20.98 €18.11
-23.40%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.04 £29.47
$39.65 €34.24
0.98%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
St Helens
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.56 £20.28
$47.92 €41.37
-42.49%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$4.02 £2.96
$18.57 €16.03
-78.35%
Cinema Ticket
$16.56 £12.19
$9.38 €8.1
76.55%
🧸 Childcare & Education
St Helens
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$804 £592
$607 €524
32.47%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,887 £5,068
$16.1K €13.9K
-57.25%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
St Helens
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$68.9 £50.7
$104 €90.1
-34.03%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.4 £39.32
$41.09 €35.48
30.03%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.6 £63.7
$92.7 €80
-6.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$120 £88.6
$119 €102
1.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
St Helens
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$820 £603
$1,592 €1,375
-48.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$658 £484
$1,262 €1,090
-47.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,562 £1,150
$3,046 €2,630
-48.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,274 £937
$2,069 €1,787
-38.45%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,254 £2,394
$7,280 €6,286
-55.31%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,337 £1,719
$4,549 €3,928
-48.64%
💵 Salaries & Financials
St Helens
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,542 £1,871
$1,462 €1,263
73.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.54
3.81
45.41%

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Last update for St Helens: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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