Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 0.6% more expensive than Road Town.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
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Road Town
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.76
SCR229.59
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$9.71
SCR133.05
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$2.75
SCR37.74
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$2.71
SCR37.15
|
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pay 17.2% less for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$2.29
SCR31.40
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$18.13
SCR248.30
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$7.52
SCR103.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$3.58
SCR48.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.00
SCR41.08
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$3.27
SCR44.74
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.82
SCR11.26
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.73
SCR10.00
|
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pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$5.82
SCR79.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.82
SCR367.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$46.18
SCR632.65
|
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pay 23.2% less for housing
|
Road Town
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$163.87
SCR2,244.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$979.92
SCR13,423.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$794.53
SCR10,884.29
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$73.52
SCR1,007.08
|
|
pay 34.7% less for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$8,868.55
SCR121,490.28
|
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pay 60.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$4.07
SCR55.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$5.16
SCR70.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$22.89
SCR313.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$95.81
SCR1,312.48
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$5.59
SCR76.53
|
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pay 22.8% less for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Victoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$68.58
SCR939.52
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$29.30
SCR401.36
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$73.44
SCR1,006.07
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$76.39
SCR1,046.51
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