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Portugal

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Seychelles

Victoria vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 14.7% cheaper than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 12.6% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 27.8% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Victoria
Housing: pay 27.1% less in Victoria
Childcare: pay 67.0% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.6% more for restaurants

	Lisbon	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$18.02 SCR252.68	+7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$12.63 SCR177.21	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$2.32 SCR32.48	+0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$2.66 SCR37.29	+56.4%
Average			+12.6%

Lisbon vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.8% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$1.74 SCR24.47	-6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$15.56 SCR218.25	+142.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$7.27 SCR102.03	+67.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$3.80 SCR53.37	-3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$2.82 SCR39.54	-21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.02 SCR14.33	+1.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.25 SCR17.57	+61.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.09 SCR15.28	+31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$2.85 SCR39.95	+150.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$0.88 SCR12.38	+7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.83 SCR11.59	-9.6%
Average			+27.8%

Lisbon vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Lisbon	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$6.12 SCR85.81	-27.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$33.37 SCR468.01	-25.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	??
Average			-24.6%

Lisbon vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.1% less for housing

	Lisbon	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+323.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	-40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	-16.1%
Average			-27.1%

Lisbon vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 67.0% less for childcare

	Lisbon	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$8,698.34 SCR122K	-48.6%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$4.01 SCR56.30	+19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$4.00 SCR56.12	+32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$24.19 SCR339.29	+260.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+69.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$7.21 SCR101.07	-25.4%
Average			+32.0%

Lisbon vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$37.23 SCR522.21	-63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$24.74 SCR347.02	-45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	-18.0%
Average			-38.2%

Lisbon vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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