Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 0.4% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.47
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.08
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.48
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 52.7% more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.71
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.51
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.01
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.89
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.58
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.07
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.15
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.61
|
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
|
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£767.68
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 68.9% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.02
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.00
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.80
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.72
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.61
|
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
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