Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 3.2% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 19.0% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€13.10
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.78
|
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.31
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 88.7% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.35
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.17
|
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.90
|
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
|
pay 54.1% more for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.91
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 30.0% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Roseau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€552.64
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.08
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.50
|
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.66
|
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Roseau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€103.94
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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