Lisbon vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	90
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	546K	548K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 16% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2123rd and 1193rd ($1966 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 532nd and 84th 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	$14.7	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$20557

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831