Lisbon vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$3421
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	90
😀 Quality of life	83	93
🏙️ Population	546K	548K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 17% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2184th and 1156th ($1953 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd 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 Manchester. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 574th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Manchester

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	Lisbon	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$21096

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862