Bristol vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bristol	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2450	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1538	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$2689	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3490	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	472K	546K

The cost of living in Bristol is 30% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 941st and 2357th ($2450 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Portugal, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Bristol compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Bristol ranked 43rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 264th and 479th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bristol vs Lisbon

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	Bristol	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1579	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2856	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2213	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.9%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7139	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6269	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.2	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.99	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.96	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.6	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2145	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24413	$17217

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Cities near Bristol

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Filton	$2166
17 km or 11 mi	Bath	$2350
30 km or 18 mi	Weston-super-Mare	$1838
32 km or 20 mi	Newport	$1932
38 km or 23 mi	Cwmbran	$1937
41 km or 26 mi	Cardiff	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	Barry	$1968
52 km or 32 mi	Gloucester	$1900
57 km or 35 mi	Swindon	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Taunton	$1942
61 km or 38 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
64 km or 40 mi	Merthyr Tydfil	$1744
68 km or 42 mi	Hereford	$1885
69 km or 43 mi	Salisbury	$2004
69 km or 43 mi	Bridgend	$1971
83 km or 51 mi	Dorchester	$2080
84 km or 52 mi	Witney	$2126
86 km or 53 mi	Worcester	$1696
86 km or 54 mi	Port Talbot	$1812
88 km or 55 mi	Neath	$1806
92 km or 57 mi	Poole	$2401
93 km or 58 mi	Abingdon-on-Thames	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Weymouth	$2088
95 km or 59 mi	Bournemouth	$2099
96 km or 60 mi	Swansea	$1764
98 km or 61 mi	Oxford	$2495
98 km or 61 mi	Christchurch	$2097
101 km or 63 mi	Eastleigh	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Southampton	$2139
102 km or 64 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
105 km or 65 mi	Exeter	$1946
105 km or 65 mi	Redditch	$1716
105 km or 65 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Basingstoke	$2042
107 km or 66 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
109 km or 68 mi	Exmouth	$1963
109 km or 68 mi	Banbury	$1795
111 km or 69 mi	Llanelli	$1802
112 km or 69 mi	Reading	$2346
115 km or 71 mi	Warwick	$1951

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231