Cost of living comparison

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St. George's vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 23.3% cheaper than Lisbon.

Restaurants
pay 37.9% less in St. George's
Groceries
pay 68.5% more in St. George's
Transportation
pay 15.5% less in St. George's
Housing
pay 36.3% less in St. George's
Childcare
pay 87.3% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.6% more in St. George's
Clothing
pay 41.1% less in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Lisbon, you would:

pay 37.9% less for restaurants

 
Lisbon
St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.80
€15.00
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.20
€10.00
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.30
€2.06
$1.94
EC$5.25

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pay 68.5% more for groceries

 
Lisbon
St. George's
Bread
1 loaf
$1.87
€1.67
$2.38
EC$6.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.43
€5.74
$6.93
EC$18.74
Milk (1 gallon) $4.34
€3.88
$15.41
EC$41.64

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pay 15.5% less for transportation

 
Lisbon
St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.43
€7.53
$5.28
EC$14.26
Monthly public transit pass $44.79
€39.99
$64.35
EC$173.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,640.22
€30,037.25
$25,901.46
EC$70,000.00

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pay 36.3% less for housing

 
Lisbon
St. George's
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.72
€29.21
$50.94
EC$137.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,595.62
€1,424.73
$1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,189.97
€1,062.52
$437.86
EC$1,183.33

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pay 87.3% less for childcare

 
Lisbon
St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $678.84
€606.13
$55.50
EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,935.72
€15,121.85
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lisbon
St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
€3.00
$2.78
EC$7.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
€2.70
$4.38
EC$11.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.72
€6.00
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pay 41.1% less for clothing

 
Lisbon
St. George's
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$102.78
€91.77
$35.15
EC$95.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.72
€40.83
$44.40
EC$120.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.13
€88.51
$50.57
EC$136.67

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