Cost of Living Comparison Between Stirling and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Stirling and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Stirling is 12.5% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 7% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Stirling is 9.2% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 2.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Stirling
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.42 £12.09
$16.09 €13.89
2.05%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$82.8 £60.9
$64.1 €55.3
29.17%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.93 £7.31
$10.28 €8.88
-3.40%
Cappuccino
$3.97 £2.92
$2.78 €2.4
42.81%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.03 £1.49
$2.23 €1.92
-8.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.54 £1.13
$1.57 €1.35
-1.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.98 £4.4
$3.41 €2.95
75.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.78 £4.25
$3.82 €3.3
51.31%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Stirling
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.92 £0.68
$1.14 €0.98
-19.30%
White Bread (500g)
$1.68 £1.24
$1.73 €1.49
-2.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.84 £1.35
$1.67 €1.44
10.18%
Eggs
$3.78 £2.78
$3.13 €2.7
20.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.8 £6.47
$13.31 €11.5
-33.88%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.94 £5.84
$7.99 €6.9
-0.63%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.5 £9.93
$15.97 €13.79
-15.47%
Apples (1kg)
$2.69 £1.98
$2.28 €1.97
17.98%
Banana (1kg)
$1.66 £1.22
$1.7 €1.47
-2.35%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.89 £2.12
$2.04 €1.76
41.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.2 £3.09
$2.55 €2.2
64.71%
Potato (1kg)
$1.2 £0.89
$1.76 €1.52
-31.82%
Onion (1kg)
$1.34 £0.99
$2.05 €1.77
-34.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.13 £0.83
$1.98 €1.71
-42.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 £0.92
$0.81 €0.7
54.32%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.26 £13.44
$6.59 €5.69
177.09%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.48 £6.98
$5.87 €5.07
61.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.18 £1.61
$1.33 €1.15
63.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 £1.75
$2.92 €2.52
-18.49%
🚌 Getting Around
Stirling
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.81 £2.8
$2.27 €1.96
67.84%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$79.2 £58.3
$46.15 €39.85
71.70%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.64 £3.41
$4.23 €3.66
9.69%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.41 £1.03
$0.86 €0.75
63.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.7 £11.55
$18.68 €16.13
-15.95%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.87 £1.37
$2.09 €1.81
-10.53%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39K £28.7K
$34.5K €29.8K
12.87%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.6K £30.6K
$39.6K €34.2K
4.86%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Stirling
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$375 £276
$148 €128
152.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.06 £11.82
$20.98 €18.11
-23.45%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$38.01 £27.97
$39.65 €34.24
-4.14%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Stirling
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.07 £21.39
$47.92 €41.37
-39.34%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$8.95 £6.58
$9.38 €8.1
-4.58%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Stirling
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,890 £1,391
$607 €524
211.30%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K £11.1K
$16.1K €13.9K
-6.01%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Stirling
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.8 £61.6
$104 €90.1
-19.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.13 £28.79
$41.09 €35.48
-4.77%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.8 £70.5
$92.7 €80
3.35%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$79.5 £58.5
$119 €102
-32.99%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Stirling
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,030 £758
$1,592 €1,375
-35.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$866 £637
$1,262 €1,090
-31.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,353 £1,731
$3,046 €2,630
-22.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,749 £1,287
$2,069 €1,787
-15.49%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Stirling
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,479 £2,560
$1,462 €1,263
137.87%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.53
3.81
45.14%

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Last update for Stirling: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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