Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 49.0% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.66
€13.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$9.65
€9.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$5.58
€5.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.97
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$3.31
€3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
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pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$7.21
€6.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$32,152.89
€30,862.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$9.86
€9.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$39.90
€38.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,514.21
€1,453.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$1,070.61
€1,027.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$106.17
€101.91
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$576.40
€553.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,251.75
€14,639.81
|
|
pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.22
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.00
€5.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$42.41
€40.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
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pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$86.58
€83.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$37.63
€36.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$82.49
€79.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$108.41
€104.06
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