Cost of living comparison
British Virgin Islands is 42.9% more expensive than Ohio.
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Ohio, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
Ohio
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.09
|
$22.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
|
$11.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 46.1% more for groceries
Ohio
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
|
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
|
$9.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$7.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.32
|
$2.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 9.1% more for transportation
Ohio
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.05
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,594.68
|
$23,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
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pay 56.4% more for housing
Ohio
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.95
|
$122.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$953.44
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.95
|
$1,266.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.19
|
$152.94
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
Ohio
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$860.85
|
$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,241.82
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ohio
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.12
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
|
$4.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.95
|
$2.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.42
|
$160.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
|
$10.00
|
|
pay 55.6% more for clothing
Ohio
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$80.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.74
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
|
$160.00
|
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