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Saint John's vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 4.2% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% less in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 92.6% more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 84.9% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 0.6% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 88.9% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% less in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in Saint John's

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

Saint John's vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Lisbon, you would:

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pay 16.1% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 €14.10	$13.88 EC$37.50	-15.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.06	$11.10 EC$30.00	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.10	$2.07 EC$5.60	-14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 €1.38	$0.96 EC$2.58	-40.2%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 92.6% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.80 €1.55	$2.78 EC$7.50	+54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 €5.69	$4.07 EC$11.00	-38.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 €3.77	$8.40 EC$22.71	+92.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.53 €3.04	$5.37 EC$14.50	+52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.70 €3.19	$3.69 EC$9.98	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$2.96 EC$8.00	+177.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.66	$1.11 EC$3.00	+44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$3.70 EC$10.00	+305.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.97	$3.70 EC$10.00	+230.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.71	$1.30 EC$3.50	+56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.77	$1.30 EC$3.50	+44.5%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 84.9% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 €6.76	$6.29 EC$17.00	-19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.72 €40.29	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,922.69 €30,977.10	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.61 €10.88	$51.53 EC$139.27	+308.5%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 0.6% more for housing

	Lisbon	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.69 €34.22	$77.58 EC$209.67	+95.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,643.37 €1,417.12	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,233.04 €1,063.29	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	-45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.34 €96.87	$99.04 EC$267.65	-11.8%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 88.9% less for childcare

	Lisbon	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.37 €541.86	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,617.31 €14,329.55	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-88.9%
Average			-88.9%

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pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 €3.02	$1.85 EC$5.00	-47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 €2.38	$3.95 EC$10.67	+42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.83 €5.89	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.26 €44.20	$61.67 EC$166.67	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.06	$6.20 EC$16.75	-33.7%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.27 €95.95	$50.00 EC$135.13	-55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 €36.37	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.12 €83.75	$74.00 EC$200.00	-23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.37 €109.84	??
Average			-39.5%

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