Cost of living comparison
Road Town is 4.5 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Road Town instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Road Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
E£65.65
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
E£90.65
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
E£6.85
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
E£4.18
|
$0.30
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£10.58
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.58
E£28.24
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
E£61.81
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
E£21.64
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
E£36.23
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
E£12.35
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
E£6.65
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£4.24
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
E£3.51
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
E£3.47
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
E£3.09
|
?? |
pay 63.2% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
E£31.69
|
$4.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.99
E£161.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,829.03
E£498,113.20
|
$23,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.46
E£44.03
|
?? | |
pay 9.5 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.89
E£356.04
|
$105.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$174.23
E£3,118.50
|
$1,833.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.37
E£1,885.97
|
$1,433.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.33
E£453.45
|
$216.67
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$84.84
E£1,518.56
|
$850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,588.22
E£46,326.69
|
$18,000.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
E£35.39
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
E£27.69
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.64
E£47.25
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.01
E£376.00
|
$140.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
E£74.94
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 91.8% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Road Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.38
E£704.95
|
$85.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.09
E£932.44
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.41
E£1,797.29
|
$110.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.01
E£1,002.46
|
$140.00
|
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