Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 19.8% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
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United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$17.09
£13.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
United Kingdom
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$7.31
£5.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$91.63
£73.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$16.30
£13.01
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$836.18
£667.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
|
pay 2.4% more for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$41.78
£33.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$11.97
£9.56
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$80.83
£64.54
|
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