Lisbon vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	546K	8.91M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 49% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2695th and 38th ($1694 vs $3321) 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 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in London. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 372nd 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	$12.3	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$25471

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908