Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 70.1% more for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
United Kingdom
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.83
£64.15
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