Cost of Living Comparison

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Washington is 51.9% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.

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

pay 5.1 times more for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Washington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$15.02
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.41
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$1.88
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30	$1.52	+405.9%
Average			+405.9%

British Virgin Islands vs. Washington - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Washington
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.78
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.23
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$2.99
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$2.41
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.25
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.88
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.78
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.56
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.86
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.88
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.19

British Virgin Islands vs. Washington - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Washington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32	$3.00	-30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,000.00	$23,700.38	+3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.56
Average			-13.7%

British Virgin Islands vs. Washington - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.0% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Washington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.67	$64.36	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,833.33	$1,293.33	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,433.33	$1,133.51	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$216.67	$124.49	-42.5%
Average			-33.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Washington - Cost of housing

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pay 7.9% more for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Washington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$850.00	$984.64	+15.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,000.00	$17,990.96	-0.1%
Average			+7.9%

British Virgin Islands vs. Washington - Cost of childcare

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Washington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$4.74
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$4.49	-10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.51
Monthly membership at local gym	$140.00	$43.22	-69.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00	$12.43	+24.3%
Average			-18.3%

British Virgin Islands vs. Washington - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Washington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.00	$44.69	-47.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.56
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.00	$76.22	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.00	$93.26	-33.4%
Average			-37.2%

British Virgin Islands vs. Washington - Cost of clothing

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