Cost of living comparison

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Lisbon vs. San Juan Cost of Living Summary

Lisbon is 5.5% cheaper than San Juan.

Restaurants
pay 14.0% less in Lisbon
Groceries
pay 38.5% less in Lisbon
Transportation
pay 11.5% more in Lisbon
Housing
pay 23.1% less in Lisbon
Childcare
pay 34.7% more in Lisbon
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.7% less in Lisbon
Clothing
pay 15.3% more in Lisbon

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

Lisbon vs. San Juan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lisbon instead of San Juan, you would:

pay 14.0% less for restaurants

 
San Juan
Lisbon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$13.66
€13.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.75
 
$9.65
€9.35
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.95
 
$1.86
€1.80

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

 
San Juan
Lisbon
Bread
1 loaf
$3.52
 
$1.48
€1.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.81
 
$5.58
€5.41
Milk (1 gallon) $8.25
 
$3.87
€3.75

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

 
San Juan
Lisbon
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.69
 
$7.21
€6.99
Monthly public transit pass $40.00
 
$42.87
€41.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,500.00
 
$32,152.89
€31,181.59

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pay 23.1% less for housing

 
San Juan
Lisbon
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$71.00
 
$39.90
€38.69
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,766.67
 
$1,514.21
€1,468.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $838.00
 
$1,070.61
€1,038.27

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pay 34.7% more for childcare

 
San Juan
Lisbon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $470.00
 
$576.40
€558.99
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,400.00
 
$15,251.75
€14,791.01

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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Juan
Lisbon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
 
$3.22
€3.12
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.83
 
$2.61
€2.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.40
 
$6.00
€5.82

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pay 15.3% more for clothing

 
San Juan
Lisbon
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.80
 
$86.58
€83.96
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.50
 
$37.63
€36.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.00
 
$82.49
€79.99

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