Cost of living comparison
Greece is 40.4% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Greece instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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