Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. British Virgin Islands
  3. Iceland
  4. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
ISK

Iceland is 56.7% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.

If you lived in Iceland instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
local_dining

pay 5.6 times more for restaurants

  British Virgin Islands help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $15.54
kr1,631
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $12.54
kr1,316
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.37
kr249
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.30 $1.68
kr177
+461.2%
Average +461.2%
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

  British Virgin Islands Iceland help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $3.04
kr319
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.12
kr538
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.59
kr482
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $5.23
kr549
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $6.56
kr689
Apples (1 lb) ?? $0.98
kr103
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $0.83
kr88
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $1.02
kr107
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $1.68
kr176
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.96
kr100
Onions (1 lb) ?? $0.55
kr58
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 7.8% less for transportation

  British Virgin Islands help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32 $5.96
kr626
+38.1%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $90.41
kr9,489
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,000.00 $26,163.21
kr2,745,829
+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $90.00 $22.36
kr2,347
-75.2%
Average -7.8%
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 40.9% less for housing

  British Virgin Islands help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $105.67 $63.30
kr6,644
-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,833.33 $1,285.14
kr134,875
-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,433.33 $1,064.16
kr111,684
-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $216.67 $69.69
kr7,314
-67.8%
Average -40.9%
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 75.2% less for childcare

  British Virgin Islands help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $850.00 $279.46
kr29,329
-67.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,000.00 $3,014.93
kr316,417
-83.3%
Average -75.2%
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $7.97
kr837
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00 $4.17
kr438
-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $10.58
kr1,110
Monthly membership at local gym $140.00 $50.68
kr5,319
-63.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.00 $11.05
kr1,159
+10.5%
Average -23.3%
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 26.3% more for clothing

  British Virgin Islands help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.00 $104.95
kr11,015
+23.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $60.45
kr6,345
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $110.00 $154.03
kr16,166
+40.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $140.00 $161.72
kr16,973
+15.5%
Average +26.3%
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing
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