Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 2.5 times more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 43.3% more for restaurants
Estonia
|
Virgin Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€12.02
|
$24.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
$9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.70
|
$2.26
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Estonia
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
$6.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.86
|
$7.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.88
|
$10.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
$6.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.35
|
$11.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.60
|
$2.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$1.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$2.47
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Estonia
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.58
|
$5.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.48
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,525.03
|
$42,333.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.82
|
$52.43
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Estonia
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.84
|
$96.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€464.71
|
$1,781.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€348.99
|
$1,389.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€200.27
|
$266.22
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Estonia
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€221.08
|
$991.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,200.38
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€4.02
|
$5.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.24
|
$6.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.57
|
$4.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.48
|
$109.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.41
|
$12.67
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€97.25
|
$78.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€33.01
|
$62.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€77.84
|
$98.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€94.50
|
$91.67
|
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