Cost of living comparison
London is 98.9% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in London instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
Lisbon
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.29
|
$5.65
£4.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$6.31
£5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.14
|
$4.26
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Lisbon
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.84
|
$7.39
£5.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$258.31
£204.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$35.26
£27.94
|
|
pay 83.2% more for housing
Lisbon
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Lisbon
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€546.64
|
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$8.27
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.47
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.22
|
$65.66
£52.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$16.14
£12.79
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€102.81
|
$135.36
£107.28
|
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