Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 4.4% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 9.8% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.09
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.22
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Canberra
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
$3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.72
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.82
|
$7.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.21
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.49
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.22
|
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.42
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.74
|
$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.46
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.26
|
$4.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$151.52
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,304.32
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.12
|
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pay 7.1% more for housing
Canberra
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$103.91
|
$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,762.61
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,263.11
|
$1,266.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$277.49
|
$152.94
|
|
pay 33.8% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,553.14
|
$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,523.28
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.66
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.36
|
$2.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$97.95
|
$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.20
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Road Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$141.60
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$110.11
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$203.81
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$277.35
|
$160.00
|
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