Cost of living comparison
Charlotte Amalie is 31.5% more expensive than Road Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.3% more in Charlotte Amalie
- Groceries
-
pay 50.9% more in Charlotte Amalie
- Transportation
-
pay 25.1% more in Charlotte Amalie
- Housing
-
pay 16.6% more in Charlotte Amalie
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.6% more in Charlotte Amalie
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Charlotte Amalie are more expensive than in Road Town.
If you lived in Charlotte Amalie instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
|
Road Town
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$7.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 50.9% more for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$9.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$10.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| 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
|
?? | |
pay 25.1% more for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Road Town
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$116.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$2,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
?? |
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$6.00
|
|
|
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
|
Road Town
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
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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