Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 19.1% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
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Douglas
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
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pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$5.58
€5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$3.31
€3.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
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pay 22.4% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$7.21
€6.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
$576.40
€552.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
$42.41
€40.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
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pay 11.9% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
$108.41
€103.94
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