Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 5.5% cheaper than San Juan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.0% less in Lisbon
- Groceries
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pay 38.5% less in Lisbon
- Transportation
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pay 11.5% more in Lisbon
- Housing
-
pay 23.1% less in Lisbon
- Childcare
-
pay 34.7% more in Lisbon
- Entertainment and Sports
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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.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
San Juan
|
Lisbon
|
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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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.36
€1.32
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
$2.97
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$3.31
€3.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.04
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.69
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.06
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.94
€0.91
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$9.86
€9.56
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
$106.17
€102.97
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$42.41
€41.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$8.57
€8.32
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
$108.41
€105.14
|
|
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