Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. France
  3. Virgin Islands
  4. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
USD

Virgin Islands is 59.1% more expensive than France.

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

pay 1.0% more for restaurants

  France help_outline Virgin Islands help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.02
€14.05
$19.50 +21.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.85
€8.64
$9.33 -5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.82
€2.47
$2.44 -13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.96
€1.72
$1.97 +0.7%
Average +1.0%
France vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.2 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.59
€1.39
$4.63 +191.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.84
€6.87
$5.68 -27.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.36
€3.82
$7.34 +68.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.30
€2.89
$4.29 +30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.18
€4.54
$5.75 +11.1%
Apples (1 lb) $1.32
€1.16
$3.63 +175.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.01
€0.88
$2.36 +134.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.32
€1.16
$3.62 +174.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.45
€1.27
$4.25 +192.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.92
€0.81
$2.90 +214.9%
Onions (1 lb) $1.07
€0.94
$2.25 +109.9%
Average +115.9%
France vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 70.4% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.55
€5.74
$3.17 -51.6%
Monthly public transit pass $50.91
€44.64
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,800.45
€21,747.54
$35,333.33 +42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $20.20
€17.71
$64.71 +220.3%
Average +70.4%
France vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.5 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.42
€26.67
$112.11 +268.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $721.22
€632.43
$1,463.89 +103.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $565.86
€496.20
$1,320.83 +133.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $125.62
€110.16
$223.86 +78.2%
Average +145.8%
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child_care

pay 7.5% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $735.92
€645.33
$682.50 -7.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,875.16
€11,290.24
$15,744.44 +22.3%
Average +7.5%
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pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.25
€5.48
$4.00 -36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.08
€2.70
$5.44 +77.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.35
€9.95
$3.75 -67.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $39.88
€34.97
$121.11 +203.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.51
€10.09
$9.33 -18.9%
Average +31.8%
France vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 41.2% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $88.18
€77.32
$65.00 -26.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.47
€35.49
$95.00 +134.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $93.45
€81.94
$107.50 +15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $129.44
€113.51
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Average +41.2%
France vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of clothing
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