Lisbon vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$4627
😷 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 49% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2758th and 37th ($1738 vs $3427) 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 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.4 months in London. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 437th and 2nd 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	$13	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$25830

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055