Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 14.0% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$8.25
€7.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$5.15
€4.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
$3.88
€3.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
$3.38
€3.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
$43.98
€40.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$30,784.59
€28,588.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$10.00
€9.29
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
Victoria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$39.97
€37.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
$1,352.26
€1,255.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
$872.69
€810.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
$104.15
€96.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$462.77
€429.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
$10,635.21
€9,876.39
|
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$2.75
€2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
$42.87
€39.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
$8.25
€7.66
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
$84.22
€78.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
$35.28
€32.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
$83.32
€77.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$104.05
€96.63
|
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