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Virgin Islands vs. France Cost of Living Summary

Virgin Islands is 59.8% more expensive than France overall.

Restaurants
pay 17.0% more in Virgin Islands
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Virgin Islands
Transportation
pay 6.7% more in Virgin Islands
Housing
pay 86.9% more in Virgin Islands
Childcare
pay 51.2% more in Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.2% more in Virgin Islands
Clothing
pay 27.4% more in Virgin Islands

The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Virgin Islands are more expensive than in France. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Virgin Islands.

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Virgin Islands vs. France Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of France, you would:

pay 17.0% more for restaurants

 
France
Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.55
€15.62
$23.12
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $12.68
€11.29
$12.83
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.10
€2.76
$3.25
 
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
France
Virgin Islands
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.96
€1.74
$6.72
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.38
€8.35
$5.66
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.01
€4.46
$10.73
 
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pay 6.7% more for transportation

 
France
Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.00
€7.12
$5.03
 
Monthly public transit pass $53.34
€47.48
$60.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,426.60
€29,750.88
$50,000.00
 
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pay 86.9% more for housing

 
France
Virgin Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $31.99
€28.47
$100.17
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $816.57
€726.77
$1,283.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $649.54
€578.12
$1,200.00
 
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pay 51.2% more for childcare

 
France
Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $901.10
€802.01
$1,500.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,924.68
€11,503.43
$17,750.00
 
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pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
France
Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.05
€6.28
$6.38
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.64
€3.24
$6.17
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $13.52
€12.03
$5.00
 
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pay 27.4% more for clothing

 
France
Virgin Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $93.79
€83.48
$82.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.21
€39.34
$81.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $102.75
€91.45
$145.00
 
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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