Lisbon vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lisbon	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1738	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4010	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$1101	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$1921	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$405	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1351	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	82	92
🏙️ Population	546K	548K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 19% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 2758th and 1500th ($1738 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 437th and 76th 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	$13	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.76	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1300	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2473	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1564	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6911	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3548	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.48	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.11	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.75	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.12	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.72	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.6	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16143	$17390

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761