Cost of living comparison
Florida is 11.9% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Florida instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
|
Florida
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$19.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
Florida
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$2.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$3.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$24,899.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.08
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
Florida
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$69.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$1,757.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$1,518.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$124.44
|
|
pay 99.0% more for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$960.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$14,658.88
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Florida
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$4.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$7.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$39.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$12.34
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
Florida
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$44.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$107.70
|
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