Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.1% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Finland instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
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Finland
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$13.74
€12.66
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$9.50
€8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.59
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.76
€1.62
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
Finland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.96
€2.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
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pay 69.6% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
Finland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$8.90
€8.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.04
€53.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$29,560.99
€27,224.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.72
€19.08
|
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pay 55.0% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
Finland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$23.03
€21.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$744.51
€685.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$617.65
€568.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$96.36
€88.74
|
|
pay 20.1% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
Finland
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$346.47
€319.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$7,931.98
€7,304.96
|
|
pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Finland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.11
€6.55
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$4.18
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$9.96
€9.17
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$43.96
€40.49
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$15.18
€13.98
|
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pay 8.2% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
Finland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$89.09
€82.05
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.28
€33.41
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$81.40
€74.97
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$117.91
€108.59
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