What

Cost $

 

Cost  £

Taxes?

Levi’s Capital Jeans

$168

83 Pounds

None: no sales tax on clothing

Nike Jordans

$150

74 Pounds  

None: no sales tax on clothing

MacBook Air

$1799

893.7 Pounds

5% sales tax

iPhone

$399

198 Pounds

5% sales tax

Sony Reader

$299

148.5 Pounds

5% sales tax

Apple iPod

$249

123.7 Pounds  

5% sales tax

Nintendo Wii

$249

123.7  Pounds  

5% sales tax

Starbuck’s latte

$2.80

1.4 Pound  

5% meals tax

Draft Beer at Pub 

$4.50

2.2 Pounds  

None: no sales tax on beer

Fare on Boston’s
“T” Underground 

$2.00

0.99 Pounds  

None: no sales tax on transit

Taxi cab to Logan
Airport from
downtown hotel 

$20.00 to the
airport;

$25 from the

airport

9.9 Pounds
to the airport;

12.4 Pounds
from the airport

None: no sales tax on taxis.
All fares leaving Logan Airport
are charged a $2.25 airport fee.
Travel through the harbor tunnels
will cost an additional $4.50 toll fee.

 

One-way Amtrak
(rail) 4-hour fare

to New York City
Penn Station 

 

$84.00

41.7 Pounds

None: no sales tax on fares

Boston Duck Tour

$27.00

13.4 Pounds  

5% sales tax

Boston CityPass
(admission to most
popular museums:

$73.00 value)

 

$44.00

19.6 Pounds  

None: no sales tax on museum

admissions

Go Boston Card

(admission to 64
attractions and
museums in Boston)

From $49.00
for a one day
card to $143.00
for a 7-day card

24.3 Pounds

for a one day
card to 71 for

7-day card

 

None: no sales tax on museum and

attraction admissions