Following up from my previous post on the cost of living in London and Lisbon I have now researched some common shopping items to compare the prices. This will give you a deeper insight on the cost of living in both cities.
Food items
Fresh Milk £0.66 per litre vs 0.79€
Oats £0.13 per 100g vs 0,25€
Bread £0.7 per 400g vs 0.65€
Apples £2 per per Kg vs 1.59€
Bananas £0.76 per Kg vs 0.99€
Black Grapes £4 per Kg vs 3.49€
Chicken Breast £6 per Kg vs 5.99€
Salmon £16.35 per Kg vs 9.99€
Minced Beef £8 per Kg vs 8.48€
Spaghetti £1.70 per Kg vs 0.85€
Basmati Rice £1.43 per Kg vs 1.79€
Broccoli £1.30 per Kg vs 2.59€
Sweet Potato £1 per Kg vs 0.99€
Lettuce £1.25 vs 1.59€
Tomatoes £2 per Kg vs 1.29€
Cucumber £0.5 vs 0.59€
Olive Oil £4 per Litre vs 5.59€
Sea Salt £2.14 per Kg vs 0.19€
London Total £54 or 59€
Lisbon Total £43 or 48€
Household Items
Fairy Liquid £2.17 per litre vs 3.88€
Ariel Liquid £5.5 for 24 washes vs 8.99€ for 27 washes
Cif Cream Lemon £5 per litre vs 4.99€
London Total £13 or 14€
Lisbon Total £16 or 18€
Toiletries
Sensodyne Original Toothpaste £4.5 vs 4.79€
Garnier Shampoo £6.30 per litre vs 12.48€
Nivea Shower Gel £4 per litre vs 7.99€
Nivea Soft Moisturiser £4 vs 4.69€
Tampax Tampons £2.85 vs 3.99€
London Total £22 or 24€
Lisbon Total £31 or 34€
Summary
London Total £89 or 98€
Lisbon Total £90 or 99€
It looks like your basic needs when it comes to grocery shopping, household products and toiletries cost pretty much the same in both cities. Needless to mention again the difference when it comes to the minimum wages in both cities as you can check that here.
Hope you found this information useful!
Note: I have used the current exchange rate of £1 = 1.10€
The prices shown are for similar products and no items on offer were selected. Sainsbury’s and Continente were the chosen supermarkets for this research.
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