Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 6.7% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
Douglas
|
Victoria
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$10.19
SCR140.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$2.26
SCR31.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$2.24
SCR30.95
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$1.88
SCR25.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$8.52
SCR117.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$3.87
SCR53.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$0.95
SCR13.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$3.60
SCR49.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.78
SCR10.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.58
SCR7.96
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$5.76
SCR79.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
$26.57
SCR366.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$45.76
SCR631.04
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$137.77
SCR1,900.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$1,117.62
SCR15,413.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$793.40
SCR10,941.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
$84.66
SCR1,167.56
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$7,986.24
SCR110,138.40
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$4.06
SCR55.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$5.02
SCR69.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$13.28
SCR183.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$95.18
SCR1,312.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
Douglas
|
Victoria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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