Cost of living comparison
George Town is 83.6% more expensive than Road Town.
If you lived in George Town instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 59.9% more for restaurants
Road Town
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$15.51
KYD12.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$3.80
KYD3.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$2.91
KYD2.43
|
|
pay 74.0% more for groceries
Road Town
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$4.97
KYD4.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$6.42
KYD5.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$11.63
KYD9.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$9.52
KYD7.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$6.73
KYD5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$4.70
KYD3.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$2.08
KYD1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$3.73
KYD3.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$3.69
KYD3.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$2.97
KYD2.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$2.50
KYD2.09
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
Road Town
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$6.65
KYD5.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.82
KYD24.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,771.25
KYD32,408.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$65.61
KYD54.85
|
|
pay 73.4% more for housing
Road Town
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$111.36
KYD93.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,450.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,122.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$302.52
KYD252.87
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Road Town
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,339.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$25,183.42
KYD21,050.87
|
|
pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.75
KYD6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$6.63
KYD5.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$13.12
KYD10.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$86.49
KYD72.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$17.89
KYD14.96
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Road Town
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$89.47
KYD74.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$70.09
KYD58.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$128.24
KYD107.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$146.14
KYD122.16
|
|
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