Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Vatican City instead of Douglas, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Douglas
|
Vatican City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.08
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.48
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Douglas
|
Vatican City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.71
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.51
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.89
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Douglas
|
Vatican City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.07
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Douglas
|
Vatican City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£767.68
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Douglas
|
Vatican City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Vatican City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.02
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.00
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.80
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.72
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Douglas
|
Vatican City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.61
|
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