Cost of living comparison
London is 65.1% more expensive than Road Town.
If you lived in London instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
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Road Town
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London
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$21.12
£16.76
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.30
£1.83
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
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pay 37.5% less for groceries
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Road Town
|
London
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.53
£2.80
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.66
£0.52
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pay 65.2% more for transportation
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Road Town
|
London
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$198.74
£157.71
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.83
£18.12
|
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pay 32.2% more for housing
|
Road Town
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
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pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Road Town
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$14.91
£11.83
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pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Road Town
|
London
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.71
£33.89
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$120.19
£95.38
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