Lisbon vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	82	99
🏙️ Population	546K	8.8M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 48% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2671st and 58th ($1705 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in London. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 475th and 4th 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	$12.1	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009