Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 45.5% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of George Town, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
$13.66
€12.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
pay 63.2% less for groceries
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
$5.58
€5.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
$3.31
€3.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
$1.04
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
$0.89
€0.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
$1.06
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
$7.21
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
$9.86
€9.35
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
$576.40
€546.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
$3.22
€3.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
$2.61
€2.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
$42.41
€40.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
$108.41
€102.81
|
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