Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 61.9% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
$24.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
$9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK387
|
$3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK278
|
$2.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Iceland
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
$6.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
$7.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK827
|
$10.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
$6.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
$11.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK168
|
$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK141
|
$2.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK161
|
$2.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK258
|
$4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK170
|
$1.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK108
|
$2.47
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Iceland
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
$5.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
$42,333.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
$52.43
|
|
pay 95.6% more for housing
Iceland
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
$96.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
$1,781.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
$1,389.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
$266.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
$991.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
$16,200.00
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
$5.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK640
|
$6.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
$4.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
$109.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
$12.67
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
$78.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
$62.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
$98.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
$91.67
|
|
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