Lisbon vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$4525
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1757
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$2907
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	84
😀 Quality of life	82	90
🏙️ Population	546K	513K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 4% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 2671st and 2461st ($1705 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 143rd 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Liverpool ranked 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 475th and 132nd 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	$12.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$15161

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686