Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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United Kingdom

Surrey vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Surrey is 19.1% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Surrey
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Surrey
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Surrey
Housing: pay 38.5% more in Surrey
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Surrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.7% more in Surrey
Clothing: pay 26.1% less in Surrey

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Surrey are more expensive than in Lisbon. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Surrey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Surrey.

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Surrey vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surrey instead of Lisbon, you would:

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Lisbon	Surrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$23.13 £17.35	+37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$9.25 £6.94	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$2.26 £1.70	-1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.45 £1.09	-14.9%
Average			+6.1%

Lisbon vs. Surrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Surrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$2.07 £1.55	+10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$4.18 £3.14	-34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$4.88 £3.66	+12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$4.18 £3.13	+6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$4.10 £3.07	+13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.40 £1.05	+38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.66 £0.49	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$0.90 £0.67	+8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.48 £1.11	+30.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$0.64 £0.48	-22.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.82 £0.62	-10.4%
Average			+1.0%

Lisbon vs. Surrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Lisbon	Surrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$7.14 £5.36	-15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	??
Average			-3.0%

Lisbon vs. Surrey - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	Lisbon	Surrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$35.02 £26.27	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	+58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$202.10 £151.64	+59.9%
Average			+38.5%

Lisbon vs. Surrey - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Lisbon	Surrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	+211.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	+71.7%
Average			+131.2%

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pay 58.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Surrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$6.61 £4.96	+96.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$4.79 £3.59	+58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$22.96 £17.23	+241.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$52.86 £39.66	+14.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$13.21 £9.91	+36.8%
Average			+58.7%

Lisbon vs. Surrey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Surrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$52.86 £39.66	-48.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$39.64 £29.74	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$88.10 £66.10	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$92.50 £69.40	-24.8%
Average			-26.1%

Lisbon vs. Surrey - Cost of clothing

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