City comparison
Cost of living in London vs Lisbon
One person needs about €3,468 a month in London and €1,874 in Lisbon, rent included — Lisbon is 46% cheaper overall.
🇬🇧 London
Salaries are high, everything else is higher — transport alone costs a Tbilisi flat.
Monthly budget: €3,468
Sources: ONS + VOA, CPIH & private rental market summary (2025) · 468 community reports
🇵🇹 Lisbon
Visa-friendly and well connected, but local salaries lag far behind expat-driven rents.
Monthly budget: €1,874
Sources: Statistics Portugal (INE) + Eurostat, HICP & house-rent statistics (2025) · 331 community reports
Should you move to London or Lisbon?
On salary, London pays more for tech roles (€5,600 versus €2,400 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,132 in London at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €2,400 in London against €1,300 in Lisbon. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores London at 64 and Lisbon at 83 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.