Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 1.8% cheaper than Road Town.
- Restaurants
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pay 19.4% less in Lisbon
- Groceries
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pay 44.0% less in Lisbon
- Transportation
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pay 55.4% more in Lisbon
- Housing
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pay 28.4% less in Lisbon
- Childcare
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pay 50.8% more in Lisbon
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 24.7% less in Lisbon
- Clothing
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pay 2.1% less in Lisbon
The cost of transportation and childcare in Lisbon are more expensive than in Road Town. Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Lisbon.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
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Road Town
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$13.66
€11.83
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$9.65
€8.35
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.86
€1.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.36
€1.18
|
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pay 44.0% less for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$1.48
€1.28
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$5.58
€4.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$3.87
€3.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$2.97
€2.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.31
€2.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.04
€0.90
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.89
€0.77
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$1.06
€0.92
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.88
€0.76
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.94
€0.81
|
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pay 55.4% more for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$7.21
€6.24
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€37.12
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,152.89
€27,839.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.86
€8.54
|
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pay 28.4% less for housing
|
Road Town
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$39.90
€34.55
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$1,514.21
€1,311.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$1,070.61
€926.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$106.17
€91.93
|
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pay 50.8% more for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$576.40
€499.07
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$15,251.75
€13,205.55
|
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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$3.22
€2.78
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$2.61
€2.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$6.00
€5.20
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$42.41
€36.72
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$8.57
€7.42
|
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pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$86.58
€74.96
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$37.63
€32.58
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$82.49
€71.42
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$108.41
€93.87
|
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