Cost of living comparison
Athens is 5.9% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Athens instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
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Road Town
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Athens
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.08
€15.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
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pay 41.1% less for groceries
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Road Town
|
Athens
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$6.59
€6.25
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$6.29
€5.97
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$4.89
€4.64
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
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pay 64.7% more for transportation
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Road Town
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$7.64
€7.24
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.01
€28.46
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.86
€12.20
|
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pay 43.0% less for housing
|
Road Town
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$634.68
€601.91
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$557.32
€528.54
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
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pay 13.7% more for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$463.20
€439.28
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$49.36
€46.81
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
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pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Athens
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$115.38
€109.43
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