Cost of living comparison
St Croix is 47.4% more expensive than France.
If you lived in St Croix instead of France, you would:
pay 29.6% more for restaurants
France
|
St Croix
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.25
|
$32.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.66
|
$9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.48
|
$3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.70
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 100.0% more for groceries
France
|
St Croix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.61
|
$5.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.20
|
$8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€3.98
|
$11.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.50
|
$7.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.70
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.14
|
$3.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.84
|
$1.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.19
|
$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.35
|
$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.83
|
$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.84
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
France
|
St Croix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.65
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€46.27
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€28,256.77
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.52
|
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
France
|
St Croix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€27.73
|
$97.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€697.38
|
$1,700.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€547.51
|
$1,099.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€125.08
|
$250.89
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
France
|
St Croix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€633.49
|
$1,075.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€8,818.26
|
$10,800.00
|
|
pay 85.1% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
St Croix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.53
|
$4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.73
|
$7.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.52
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€31.29
|
$110.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.60
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
France
|
St Croix
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€82.61
|
$50.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€33.47
|
$25.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€83.67
|
$92.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€113.33
|
$100.00
|
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