Cost of living comparison

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Virgin Islands vs. Israel Cost of Living Summary

Virgin Islands is 12.9% more expensive than Israel overall.

Restaurants
pay 14.7% less in Virgin Islands
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Virgin Islands
Transportation
pay 22.6% less in Virgin Islands
Housing
pay 10.4% more in Virgin Islands
Childcare
pay 10.1% less in Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.9% more in Virgin Islands
Clothing
pay 6.5% more in Virgin Islands

The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Virgin Islands are more expensive than in Israel. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Virgin Islands. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Virgin Islands.

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Virgin Islands vs. Israel Cost Breakdown

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

pay 14.7% less for restaurants

 
Israel
Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $23.87
₪73.86
$23.12
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $18.77
₪58.08
$12.83
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.33
₪10.30
$3.25
 
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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Israel
Virgin Islands
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.02
₪9.36
$6.72
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.49
₪26.29
$5.66
 
Milk (1 gallon) $9.09
₪28.12
$10.73
 
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pay 22.6% less for transportation

 
Israel
Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.73
₪30.13
$5.03
 
Monthly public transit pass $86.98
₪269.17
$60.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $56,575.39
₪175K
$50,000.00
 
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pay 10.4% more for housing

 
Israel
Virgin Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $42.16
₪130.46
$100.17
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,456.98
₪4,508.92
$1,283.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,143.34
₪3,538.28
$1,200.00
 
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pay 10.1% less for childcare

 
Israel
Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,259.48
₪3,897.70
$1,500.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,132.54
₪80,872.36
$17,750.00
 
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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Israel
Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $9.32
₪28.83
$6.38
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.84
₪14.98
$6.17
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $13.45
₪41.61
$5.00
 
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pay 6.5% more for clothing

 
Israel
Virgin Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $83.52
₪258.46
$82.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $65.14
₪201.60
$81.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $134.03
₪414.78
$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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