Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 89.1% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 71.3% more for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.64
|
$27.00
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.90
|
$9.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$2.24
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
$6.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.35
|
$8.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.90
|
$9.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$6.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.25
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$5.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$2.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$4.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$2.35
|
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pay 56.6% more for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.29
|
$5.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.06
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,223.54
|
$43,166.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.22
|
$42.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.29
|
$100.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€850.01
|
$1,761.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€679.41
|
$1,274.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€125.67
|
$278.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€390.68
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,520.86
|
$17,100.00
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$6.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
$4.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.11
|
$119.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$11.88
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€74.41
|
$78.12
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.18
|
$62.38
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€115.78
|
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€102.44
|
$91.67
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