Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 47.4% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Castries, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.66
€13.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.65
€9.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
pay 26.6% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$5.58
€5.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.97
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.31
€3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
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pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.21
€6.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,152.89
€30,862.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.86
€9.46
|
|
pay 75.4% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$39.90
€38.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,514.21
€1,453.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$1,070.61
€1,027.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$106.17
€101.91
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$576.40
€553.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,251.75
€14,639.81
|
|
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.00
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$42.41
€40.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
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pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$86.58
€83.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$37.63
€36.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$82.49
€79.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$108.41
€104.06
|
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