Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 26.0% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.2% less in Road Town
- Groceries
-
pay 87.0% more in Road Town
- Transportation
-
pay 31.7% less in Road Town
- Housing
-
pay 82.3% more in Road Town
- Childcare
-
pay 15.7% less in Road Town
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.9% more in Road Town
- Clothing
-
pay 12.1% more in Road Town
The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Road Town are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Road Town. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Road Town.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.39
|
$2.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.54
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 87.0% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.28
|
$4.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€5.92
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.77
|
$8.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.61
|
$5.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.24
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$1.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.86
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$2.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.70
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.80
|
$4.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.68
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€30,592.15
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€12.74
|
?? | |
pay 82.3% more for housing
Madrid
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€27.24
|
$125.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,256.64
|
$1,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€919.41
|
$1,366.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€111.24
|
$124.65
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€485.55
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,614.43
|
$10,320.00
|
|
pay 47.9% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.21
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.21
|
$4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
$5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€36.88
|
$120.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.17
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€77.42
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€31.84
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€83.73
|
$130.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€103.86
|
$140.00
|
|
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