Cost of living comparison
France is 7.1% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in France instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.49
|
$15.64
€14.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.25
|
$10.86
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$2.73
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.86
€1.75
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
France
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.96
|
$1.71
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
|
$8.46
€8.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.43
|
$4.52
€4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.10
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
|
$5.82
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.27
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.22
|
$1.47
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$7.25
€6.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.39
€47.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,262.62
€29,554.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.66
€16.69
|
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pay 36.3% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
France
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$120.00
|
$30.07
€28.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,458.33
|
$750.17
€709.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,183.33
|
$604.38
€571.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.12
|
$140.10
€132.44
|
|
pay 36.4% more for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
France
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$690.26
€652.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$9,163.56
€8,662.85
|
|
pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
France
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.04
|
$3.01
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$11.83
€11.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$35.91
€33.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$12.10
€11.44
|
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pay 4.5% more for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$89.62
€84.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$37.76
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
|
$91.52
€86.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
|
$126.90
€119.96
|
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