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Kingstown vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 12.7% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% less in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 73.5% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 36.8% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 67.9% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 41.8% more in Kingstown

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

Kingstown vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.6% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.66 €13.25	$7.40 EC$20.00	-45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €9.35	$11.10 EC$30.00	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.80	$1.85 EC$5.00	-0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.32	$1.76 EC$4.75	+28.8%
Average			-0.6%

Lisbon vs. Kingstown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Lisbon	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.44	$1.85 EC$5.00	+24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58 €5.41	$7.26 EC$19.61	+30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.87 €3.75	$12.14 EC$32.81	+213.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 €2.89	$4.60 EC$12.44	+54.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €3.21	$1.98 EC$5.36	-40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 €1.01	$3.76 EC$10.17	+262.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.67	$0.86 EC$2.33	+25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$4.18 EC$11.30	+370.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €1.03	$1.68 EC$4.54	+57.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.85	$1.60 EC$4.31	+81.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.91	$1.23 EC$3.33	+31.7%
Average			+101.1%

Lisbon vs. Kingstown - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.5% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.21 €6.99	$14.57 EC$39.38	+102.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.87 €41.58	$59.20 EC$160.00	+38.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,152.89 €31,181.59	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	+0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 €9.56	$24.98 EC$67.50	+153.3%
Average			+73.5%

Lisbon vs. Kingstown - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.8% less for housing

	Lisbon	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.90 €38.69	$55.50 EC$150.00	+39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,514.21 €1,468.47	$296.02 EC$800.00	-80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,070.61 €1,038.27	$296.02 EC$800.00	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.17 €102.97	$70.74 EC$191.18	-33.4%
Average			-36.8%

Lisbon vs. Kingstown - Cost of housing

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pay 67.9% less for childcare

	Lisbon	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$576.40 €558.99	$185.01 EC$500.00	-67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,251.75 €14,791.01	??
Average			-67.9%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €3.12	$1.85 EC$5.00	-42.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 €2.53	$2.71 EC$7.33	+4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 €5.82	$4.44 EC$12.00	-26.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.41 €41.13	$37.00 EC$100.00	-12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €8.32	$5.55 EC$15.00	-35.3%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 41.8% more for clothing

	Lisbon	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.58 €83.96	$101.76 EC$275.00	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.63 €36.49	$83.25 EC$225.00	+121.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 €79.99	$111.01 EC$300.00	+34.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.41 €105.14	$101.76 EC$275.00	-6.1%
Average			+41.8%

Lisbon vs. Kingstown - Cost of clothing

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