Lisbon vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lisbon	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1889	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4274	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.9	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1510	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	84	99
🏙️ Population	546K	8.8M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 51% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2357th and 8th ($1889 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.1 months in London. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 479th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs London

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	Lisbon	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.25	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1374	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1010	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2516	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7218	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4683	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.2	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.37	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.57	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.84	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.64	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.6	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$624	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17217	$27583

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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

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165