Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 62.1% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
|
Belgium
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.86
|
$27.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
$9.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.22
|
$2.24
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Belgium
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$6.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$8.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$9.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$6.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$5.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$2.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$4.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$2.35
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
|
Belgium
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$5.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.63
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,632.06
|
$43,166.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.69
|
$42.58
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
|
Belgium
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.48
|
$100.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€743.25
|
$1,761.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.66
|
$1,274.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€155.04
|
$278.03
|
|
pay 37.8% more for childcare
|
Belgium
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€541.06
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,698.36
|
$17,100.00
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgium
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$6.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$4.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.93
|
$119.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$11.88
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Belgium
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.50
|
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.02
|
$62.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.07
|
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.69
|
$91.67
|
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