Cost of living comparison

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Bermuda vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Bermuda is 37.6% more expensive than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.3% more in Bermuda
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Bermuda
Transportation: pay 9.4% more in Bermuda
Housing: pay 62.6% more in Bermuda
Childcare: pay 30.6% more in Bermuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.9% more in Bermuda
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Bermuda

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

Bermuda vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.3% more for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	Bermuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.50	$60.00 BMD60.00	+135.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.48	$15.00 BMD15.00	+43.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.10	$3.42 BMD3.42	+10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$2.92 BMD2.92	+20.4%
Average			+52.3%

Virgin Islands vs. Bermuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Virgin Islands	Bermuda
Bread 1 loaf	$6.43	$8.38 BMD8.38	+30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.40	$6.09 BMD6.09	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.85	$16.74 BMD16.74	+70.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.46	$7.53 BMD7.53	+1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.78	$10.49 BMD10.49	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.66	$5.80 BMD5.80	+24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.67	$3.01 BMD3.01	+12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.50	$4.38 BMD4.38	+25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.69	$3.18 BMD3.18	-32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28	$3.40 BMD3.40	+166.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.53	$1.71 BMD1.71	-32.6%
Average			+20.6%

Virgin Islands vs. Bermuda - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

	Virgin Islands	Bermuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28	$8.89 BMD8.89	+68.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$69.00 BMD69.00	+15.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,000.00	$32,500.00 BMD32,500.00	-27.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.85	$36.83 BMD36.83	-17.9%
Average			+9.4%

Virgin Islands vs. Bermuda - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.6% more for housing

	Virgin Islands	Bermuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$98.46	$151.67 BMD151.67	+54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,513.89	$3,616.67 BMD3,616.67	+138.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,216.50	$2,266.67 BMD2,266.67	+86.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$272.68	$193.88 BMD193.88	-28.9%
Average			+62.6%

Virgin Islands vs. Bermuda - Cost of housing

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pay 30.6% more for childcare

	Virgin Islands	Bermuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,287.50	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	+2.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,433.33	$24,500.00 BMD24,500.00	+58.7%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	Bermuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$10.00 BMD10.00	+53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.93	$6.44 BMD6.44	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.50	$17.62 BMD17.62	+291.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$118.33	$188.00 BMD188.00	+58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.50	$13.50 BMD13.50	+17.4%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Virgin Islands	Bermuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.67	$80.00 BMD80.00	+11.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.33	$60.00 BMD60.00	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$146.25	$142.50 BMD142.50	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.67	$127.17 BMD127.17	+13.9%
Average			+4.8%

Virgin Islands vs. Bermuda - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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