Cost of living comparison

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Virgin Islands vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary

Virgin Islands is 39.6% cheaper than Monaco overall.

Restaurants
pay 25.4% less in Virgin Islands
Groceries
pay 42.9% more in Virgin Islands
Transportation
pay 2.6% more in Virgin Islands
Housing
pay 72.4% less in Virgin Islands
Childcare
pay 45.2% less in Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.1% less in Virgin Islands
Clothing
pay 43.1% less in Virgin Islands

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

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Virgin Islands vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown

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

pay 25.4% less for restaurants

 
Monaco
Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.79
€27.41
$23.12
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.76
€10.46
$12.83
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $7.52
€6.69
$3.25
 
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pay 42.9% more for groceries

 
Monaco
Virgin Islands
Bread
1 loaf
 $4.17
€3.71
$6.72
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.73
€7.77
$5.66
 
Milk (1 gallon) $7.59
€6.76
$10.73
 
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pay 2.6% more for transportation

 
Monaco
Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.91
€7.93
$5.03
 
Monthly public transit pass $30.51
€27.16
$60.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $51,360.87
€45,713.02
$50,000.00
 
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pay 72.4% less for housing

 
Monaco
Virgin Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $80.06
€71.26
$100.17
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $5,971.92
€5,315.23
$1,283.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $6,792.97
€6,045.99
$1,200.00
 
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pay 45.2% less for childcare

 
Monaco
Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,883.32
€2,566.26
$1,500.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $30,722.74
€27,344.35
$17,750.00
 
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pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Monaco
Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.08
€8.97
$6.38
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.95
€3.51
$6.17
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $13.16
€11.71
$5.00
 
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pay 43.1% less for clothing

 
Monaco
Virgin Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $187.18
€166.60
$82.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $80.90
€72.00
$81.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $181.58
€161.62
$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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