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Georgetown vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 4.8% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% less in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 50.3% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 16.2% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 30.5% less in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 52.2% more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, groceries, and transportation in Georgetown are more expensive than in Lisbon. Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Georgetown.

Georgetown vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Georgetown instead of Lisbon, you would:

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pay 26.8% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.66 €13.25	$11.88 GYD2,480.09	-13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €9.35	$8.55 GYD1,785.66	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.80	$1.21 GYD252.97	-34.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.32	$0.71 GYD148.81	-47.8%
Average			-26.8%

Lisbon vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.3% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.44	$2.01 GYD418.78	+35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58 €5.41	$5.36 GYD1,118.28	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.87 €3.75	$12.31 GYD2,570.38	+218.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 €2.89	$3.41 GYD710.96	+14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €3.21	$2.63 GYD548.70	-20.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 €1.01	$1.78 GYD372.16	+71.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.67	$1.20 GYD251.38	+74.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$1.70 GYD354.54	+91.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €1.03	$2.05 GYD427.08	+92.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.85	$0.71 GYD147.51	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.91	$0.93 GYD194.40	-0.4%
Average			+50.3%

Lisbon vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.2% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.21 €6.99	$4.00 GYD835.55	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.87 €41.58	$28.51 GYD5,952.21	-33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,152.89 €31,181.59	$15,680.67 GYD3,273,715.79	-51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 €9.56	$28.99 GYD6,051.41	+194.0%
Average			+16.2%

Lisbon vs. Georgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.5% less for housing

	Lisbon	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.90 €38.69	$61.18 GYD12,772.45	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,514.21 €1,468.47	$617.07 GYD128,829.00	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,070.61 €1,038.27	$281.14 GYD58,695.41	-73.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.17 €102.97	$61.00 GYD12,735.25	-42.5%
Average			-30.5%

Lisbon vs. Georgetown - Cost of housing

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pay 52.2% more for childcare

	Lisbon	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$576.40 €558.99	$876.83 GYD183,059.60	+52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,251.75 €14,791.01	$23,225.94 GYD4,848,973.65	+52.3%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €3.12	$2.14 GYD446.42	-33.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 €2.53	$3.88 GYD810.16	+48.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 €5.82	$2.19 GYD456.34	-63.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.41 €41.13	$38.81 GYD8,101.62	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €8.32	$5.94 GYD1,240.04	-30.7%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.58 €83.96	$38.01 GYD7,936.28	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.63 €36.49	$52.27 GYD10,912.39	+38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 €79.99	$83.63 GYD17,459.82	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.41 €105.14	$80.78 GYD16,864.60	-25.5%
Average			-10.3%

Lisbon vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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