Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 30.5% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.7% less in Lisbon
- Groceries
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pay 68.0% less in Lisbon
- Transportation
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pay 24.3% more in Lisbon
- Housing
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pay 32.7% less in Lisbon
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 55.4% less in Lisbon
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Lisbon.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 20.7% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$13.66
€12.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$9.65
€8.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
pay 68.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.48
€1.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.58
€5.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.97
€2.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
€0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 24.3% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$7.21
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€39.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,152.89
€29,567.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.86
€9.07
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$39.90
€36.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,514.21
€1,392.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,070.61
€984.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$106.17
€97.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$576.40
€530.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,251.75
€14,025.25
|
pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.22
€2.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.61
€2.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.00
€5.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$42.41
€39.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.57
€7.88
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$86.58
€79.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.63
€34.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.49
€75.85
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.41
€99.69
|
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