Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 48.8% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Castries, you would:
pay 34.5% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$3.94
€3.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.52
€6.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$43.32
€39.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,489.61
€29,876.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.96
€9.16
|
|
pay 76.5% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$41.79
€38.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,447.59
€1,331.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$1,009.53
€928.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$109.60
€100.78
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$582.39
€535.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,607.20
€13,432.53
|
|
pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$43.88
€40.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$85.44
€78.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$37.61
€34.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$88.28
€81.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$107.56
€98.91
|
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