Cost of living comparison
Paris is 34.7% more expensive than Road Town.
If you lived in Paris instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 42.1% more for restaurants
Road Town
|
Paris
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$19.49
€17.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$3.72
€3.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$3.01
€2.74
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$1.93
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$11.66
€10.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$5.86
€5.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$4.70
€4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$7.05
€6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$1.90
€1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$1.09
€0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$1.17
€1.06
|
|
pay 67.3% more for transportation
Road Town
|
Paris
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$7.76
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.05
€83.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,489.61
€29,584.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.63
€21.51
|
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pay 17.5% less for housing
Road Town
|
Paris
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$32.31
€29.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$1,462.11
€1,331.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$1,074.44
€978.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$171.90
€156.53
|
|
pay 90.5% more for childcare
Road Town
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$829.69
€755.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$16,485.47
€15,011.36
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Paris
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.58
€6.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$4.52
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$41.22
€37.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$14.08
€12.82
|
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pay 22.9% more for clothing
Road Town
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$102.11
€92.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$44.38
€40.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$110.05
€100.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$156.00
€142.05
|
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