Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. British Virgin Islands
  3. United States
  4. New Jersey
  5. Comparison
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New Jersey is 51.8% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.

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

pay 5.2 times more for restaurants

  British Virgin Islands help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $15.98
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 ?? $8.48
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $2.04
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.30 $1.56 +420.0%
Average +420.0%
British Virgin Islands vs. New Jersey - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay (unknown) more for groceries

  British Virgin Islands New Jersey help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 ?? $3.13
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $5.42
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.63
Eggs
1 dozen
 ?? $2.60
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) ?? $4.75
Apples (1 lb) ?? $2.26
Bananas (1 lb) ?? $0.91
Oranges (1 lb) ?? $2.51
Tomatoes (1 lb) ?? $2.12
Potatoes (1 lb) ?? $1.39
Onions (1 lb) ?? $1.54
British Virgin Islands vs. New Jersey - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 42.4% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.32 $2.56 -40.7%
Monthly public transit pass ?? $110.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,000.00 $20,345.53 -11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $90.00 $22.51 -75.0%
Average -42.4%
British Virgin Islands vs. New Jersey - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 24.3% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $105.67 $67.21 -36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,833.33 $1,659.69 -9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,433.33 $1,352.76 -5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $216.67 $117.61 -45.7%
Average -24.3%
British Virgin Islands vs. New Jersey - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 14.1% more for childcare

  British Virgin Islands help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $850.00 $1,212.64 +42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,000.00 $15,393.75 -14.5%
Average +14.1%
British Virgin Islands vs. New Jersey - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $5.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00 $4.17 -16.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $9.36
Monthly membership at local gym $140.00 $46.71 -66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.00 $12.75 +27.5%
Average -18.5%
British Virgin Islands vs. New Jersey - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 38.0% less for clothing

  British Virgin Islands help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.00 $44.16 -48.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $36.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $110.00 $74.82 -32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $140.00 $92.53 -33.9%
Average -38.0%
British Virgin Islands vs. New Jersey - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2021
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