Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 44.7% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of George Town, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
pay 60.7% less for groceries
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$3.94
€3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$7.52
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$43.32
€39.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
$32,489.61
€29,876.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
$9.96
€9.16
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
$41.79
€38.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
$1,447.59
€1,331.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
$1,009.53
€928.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
$109.60
€100.78
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
$582.39
€535.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
$14,607.20
€13,432.53
|
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
$43.88
€40.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
George Town
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
$85.44
€78.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
$37.61
€34.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
$88.28
€81.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
$107.56
€98.91
|
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