Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 21.8% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
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Slovakia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.49
|
$8.14
€7.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.25
|
$7.98
€7.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
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Slovakia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.96
|
$1.35
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
|
$6.03
€5.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.43
|
$3.89
€3.69
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.10
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
|
$3.12
€2.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
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Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.22
|
$1.51
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
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pay 36.7% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
Slovakia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$6.34
€6.01
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.69
€25.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,429.89
€23,168.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.64
€11.04
|
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pay 37.2% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
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Slovakia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$120.00
|
$20.60
€19.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,458.33
|
$566.87
€537.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,183.33
|
$468.12
€443.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.12
|
$171.07
€162.24
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
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Slovakia
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$400.86
€380.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$8,069.66
€7,652.96
|
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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Slovakia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
|
$1.99
€1.88
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.04
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$5.24
€4.97
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$40.04
€37.97
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$8.21
€7.79
|
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pay 22.1% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
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Slovakia
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$63.57
€60.29
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$29.21
€27.70
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
|
$78.92
€74.85
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
|
$92.27
€87.51
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