Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 62.4% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$7.74
R145.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$0.87
R16.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.65
R12.23
|
|
pay 75.6% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
South Africa
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$3.09
R58.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$3.51
R65.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$1.85
R34.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$0.61
R11.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.57
R10.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.59
R11.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$0.59
R10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.47
R8.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.47
R8.73
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$4.65
R87.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$40.67
R763.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$7.53
R141.48
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
South Africa
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$1.70
R31.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$1.67
R31.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$30.74
R577.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$5.40
R101.36
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
South Africa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$43.19
R811.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
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