Lisbon vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$4969
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1076
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$1822
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	85
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	546K	513K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 2% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2184th and 2034th ($1953 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 121st in Portugal and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Portugal vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Liverpool ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 574th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Liverpool

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	Lisbon	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$6.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1146
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$2016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$1338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$302
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$2673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$2.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$9.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$22.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1831
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$16599

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1893
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1718
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1888
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1862
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1873
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1686
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1907
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1928
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$2047
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1861
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1764
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1870
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1784
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1754
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$2033
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$2080
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1846
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1818
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2365
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1674
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$2002
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1827
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1741
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1496
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1873
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1841