Cost of living comparison

Virgin Islands

compared to

United Kingdom

United Kingdom vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 24.7% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% less in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 63.0% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 12.7% more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 14.8% less in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 17.2% more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% less in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in United Kingdom

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

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United Kingdom vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 15.8% less for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.12	$21.32 £15.99	-7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.83	$10.25 £7.69	-20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25	$2.54 £1.91	-21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.47	$1.79 £1.35	-27.3%
Average			-15.8%

Virgin Islands vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.0% less for groceries

	Virgin Islands	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$6.72	$1.67 £1.26	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66	$4.62 £3.47	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.73	$6.01 £4.51	-43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.63	$3.96 £2.97	-58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79	$3.93 £2.95	-55.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.90	$1.32 £0.99	-66.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$5.00	$0.73 £0.54	-85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.75	$1.21 £0.90	-67.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.89	$1.51 £1.13	-74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87	$0.76 £0.57	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.07	$0.72 £0.54	-76.6%
Average			-63.0%

Virgin Islands vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.7% more for transportation

	Virgin Islands	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03	$7.59 £5.69	+51.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$99.20 £74.43	+65.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00	$37,629.43 £28,233.36	-24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.85	$23.43 £17.58	-47.8%
Average			+12.7%

Virgin Islands vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.8% less for housing

	Virgin Islands	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.17	$41.42 £31.08	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,283.33	$1,299.59 £975.08	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,200.00	$1,069.01 £802.08	-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$395.95	$239.96 £180.04	-39.4%
Average			-14.8%

Virgin Islands vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing

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pay 17.2% more for childcare

	Virgin Islands	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$1,589.10 £1,192.30	+5.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,750.00	$23,025.39 £17,275.95	+29.7%
Average			+17.2%

Virgin Islands vs. United Kingdom - Cost of childcare

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pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.38	$6.50 £4.88	+1.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17	$4.66 £3.50	-24.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$22.34 £16.76	+346.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$181.25	$49.72 £37.30	-72.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$14.11 £10.58	+28.2%
Average			-15.1%

Virgin Islands vs. United Kingdom - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Virgin Islands	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50	$85.37 £64.05	+3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$81.00	$44.93 £33.71	-44.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.00	$95.35 £71.54	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$98.21 £73.68	-34.5%
Average			-29.5%

Virgin Islands vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing

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