Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 4.8% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€13.12
|
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.26
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.31
|
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.36
|
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.86
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.18
|
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.92
|
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.15
|
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,862.82
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.46
|
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€38.30
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,453.45
|
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,027.66
|
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€101.91
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€553.28
|
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,639.81
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
|
pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.09
|
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.50
|
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.76
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.71
|
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.23
|
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€83.10
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€36.12
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€79.18
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€104.06
|
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
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