Cost of living comparison

District of Columbia, USA

compared to

British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands vs. District of Columbia Cost of Living Summary

British Virgin Islands is 11.3% cheaper than District of Columbia.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in British Virgin Islands
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in British Virgin Islands
Transportation: pay 31.3% more in British Virgin Islands
Housing: pay 9.6% less in British Virgin Islands
Childcare: pay 80.0% less in British Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% less in British Virgin Islands
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in British Virgin Islands

The cost of transportation, groceries, and clothing in British Virgin Islands are more expensive than in District of Columbia. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in British Virgin Islands.

British Virgin Islands vs. District of Columbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	District of Columbia	British Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$24.49	-2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$13.25	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$1.97	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$1.50	-46.2%
Average			-19.1%

District of Columbia vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	District of Columbia	British Virgin Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$4.96	+11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$7.75	-3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$9.43	+125.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$6.10	+34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$5.21	-32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$1.56	-46.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$1.59	+72.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$0.91	-58.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$3.22	+7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$2.39	+77.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$1.95	+19.4%
Average			+18.8%

District of Columbia vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

	District of Columbia	British Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$4.64	+31.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	??
Average			+31.3%

District of Columbia vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.6% less for housing

	District of Columbia	British Virgin Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$120.00	+72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$1,458.33	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$1,183.33	-43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$110.12	-24.9%
Average			-9.6%

District of Columbia vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 80.0% less for childcare

	District of Columbia	British Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$375.00	-85.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$10,320.00	-74.3%
Average			-80.0%

District of Columbia vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of childcare

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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports

	District of Columbia	British Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$3.75	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$6.04	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$5.00	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$120.00	+15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$12.50	-25.4%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	District of Columbia	British Virgin Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$47.50	-37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$55.00	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$155.00	+48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$125.00	-6.2%
Average			+4.6%

District of Columbia vs. British Virgin Islands - 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 2026

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