Cost of Living Comparison Between Worcester and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Worcester and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Worcester is 24% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 11.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Worcester is 8.5% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 9.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Worcester
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.11 £14.8
$16.09 €13.89
24.98%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$66.9 £49.22
$64.1 €55.3
4.39%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.14 £7.46
$10.28 €8.88
-1.36%
Cappuccino
$4.42 £3.25
$2.78 €2.4
58.99%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.68 £1.98
$2.23 €1.92
20.18%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 £1.29
$1.57 €1.35
12.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.8 £5.01
$3.41 €2.95
99.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.84 £5.04
$3.82 €3.3
79.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Worcester
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 £1.01
$1.14 €0.98
21.05%
White Bread (500g)
$1.36 £1
$1.73 €1.49
-21.39%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 £1.38
$1.67 €1.44
12.57%
Eggs
$3.07 £2.26
$3.13 €2.7
-1.92%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.19 £5.29
$13.31 €11.5
-45.98%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.74 £7.91
$7.99 €6.9
34.42%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.22 £8.99
$15.97 €13.79
-23.48%
Apples (1kg)
$2.69 £1.98
$2.28 €1.97
17.98%
Banana (1kg)
$1.4 £1.03
$1.7 €1.47
-17.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.53 £1.86
$2.04 €1.76
24.02%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.33 £2.45
$2.55 €2.2
30.59%
Potato (1kg)
$2.03 £1.5
$1.76 €1.52
15.34%
Onion (1kg)
$1.2 £0.88
$2.05 €1.77
-41.46%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 £0.75
$1.98 €1.71
-48.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 £0.8
$0.81 €0.7
34.57%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$19.01 £13.99
$6.59 €5.69
188.47%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.46 £7.7
$5.87 €5.07
78.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.94 £2.16
$1.33 €1.15
121.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.8 £2.06
$2.92 €2.52
-4.11%
🚌 Getting Around
Worcester
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.1 £3.02
$2.27 €1.96
80.62%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$95.9 £70.6
$46.15 €39.85
107.80%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.29 £3.89
$4.23 €3.66
25.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.85 £1.36
$0.86 €0.75
115.12%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$27.66 £20.35
$18.68 €16.13
48.07%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.45
$2.09 €1.81
-5.74%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.8K £28.6K
$34.5K €29.8K
12.44%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.7K £26.3K
$39.6K €34.2K
-9.94%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Worcester
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$306 £225
$148 €128
106.12%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.45 £12.1
$20.98 €18.11
-21.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.83 £27.84
$39.65 €34.24
-4.59%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Worcester
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$36.4 £26.79
$47.92 €41.37
-24.04%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.02 £8.11
$18.57 €16.03
-40.66%
Cinema Ticket
$10.81 £7.96
$9.38 €8.1
15.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Worcester
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,846 £1,359
$607 €524
204.00%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$24.5K £18K
$16.1K €13.9K
52.14%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Worcester
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$38.15 £28.08
$104 €90.1
-63.46%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.5 £20.24
$41.09 €35.48
-33.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.5 £51.9
$92.7 €80
-23.86%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$93.6 £68.9
$119 €102
-21.12%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Worcester
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,046 £769
$1,592 €1,375
-34.33%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$779 £573
$1,262 €1,090
-38.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,383 £1,018
$3,046 €2,630
-54.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,362 £1,002
$2,069 €1,787
-34.18%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Worcester
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,253 £2,394
$1,462 €1,263
122.45%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.6
3.81
46.98%

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Last update for Worcester: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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