Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 17.7% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1% less in Road Town
- Groceries
-
pay 31.0% less in Road Town
- Transportation
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pay 20.0% less in Road Town
- Housing
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pay 2.7% less in Road Town
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.9% less in Road Town
Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Road Town.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$11.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$4.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$8.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$5.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.64
|
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pay 20.0% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$4.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 2.7% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,666.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,366.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$124.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,320.00
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$55.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$130.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$140.00
|
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