Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 3.6 times more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.66
|
$26.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.80
|
$9.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.13
|
$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.08
|
$2.42
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.19
|
$5.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.42
|
$7.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR65.14
|
$9.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.81
|
$5.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.29
|
$7.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.34
|
$4.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.56
|
$2.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.98
|
$2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.86
|
$4.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.65
|
$2.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$1.94
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
South Africa
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.27
|
$4.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR754.66
|
$140.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR334,213.72
|
$38,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.78
|
$41.44
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
South Africa
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR891.71
|
$103.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,327.82
|
$1,617.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,896.73
|
$1,371.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,487.21
|
$222.67
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
South Africa
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,916.67
|
$1,020.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,204.16
|
$18,687.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.46
|
$4.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR31.06
|
$5.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.57
|
$4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR570.34
|
$110.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR100.15
|
$10.35
|
|
pay 54.7% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR801.35
|
$71.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR500.19
|
$60.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,497.72
|
$87.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,332.46
|
$87.33
|
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