Cost of Living Comparison

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

British Virgin Islands is 2.1 times more expensive than Iceland.

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

pay 5.8 times more for restaurants

  British Virgin Islands help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $16.02
kr1,681
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $12.24
kr1,285
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.13
kr223
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.30 $1.73
kr181
+475.9%
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
 ?? $2.69
kr283
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $6.92
kr727
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $4.55
kr478
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $4.85
kr509
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $7.38
kr775
Apples (1 lb) ?? $1.03
kr108
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $0.95
kr100
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $1.02
kr107
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $1.79
kr188
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $0.97
kr102
Onions (1 lb) ?? $0.75
kr78
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 83.2% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.50 $6.31
kr662
+40.1%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $48.62
kr5,102
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $27,290.40
kr2,864,127
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $149.42 $23.62
kr2,479
-84.2%
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 25.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $100.00 $62.02
kr6,508
-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,750.00 $1,337.39
kr140,359
-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,400.00 $1,140.16
kr119,660
-18.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $248.53 $61.01
kr6,403
-75.5%
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 58.1% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $850.00 $265.14
kr27,827
-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,500.00 $7,007.90
kr735,480
-57.5%
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $8.49
kr891
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00 $4.12
kr432
-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $10.86
kr1,139
Monthly membership at local gym $80.00 $59.57
kr6,251
-25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema ?? $12.20
kr1,280
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 33.4% more for clothing

  British Virgin Islands help_outline Iceland help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $90.00 $112.60
kr11,817
+25.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $63.99
kr6,716
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $130.00 $154.19
kr16,182
+18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $120.00 $186.69
kr19,593
+55.6%
British Virgin Islands vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing
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