Cost of living comparison
British Virgin Islands is 19.0% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Israel, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
Israel
|
British Virgin Islands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.06
|
$24.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪54.53
|
$13.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.66
|
$1.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.59
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Israel
|
British Virgin Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.31
|
$4.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.69
|
$7.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.05
|
$9.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$6.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.65
|
$5.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.14
|
$1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.34
|
$1.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.92
|
$0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.32
|
$3.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.33
|
$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.23
|
$1.95
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
Israel
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.46
|
$4.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪206.79
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪141,969.81
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.03
|
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pay 99.0% more for housing
Israel
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪99.58
|
$120.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,690.75
|
$1,458.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,212.88
|
$1,183.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪607.89
|
$110.12
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
Israel
|
British Virgin Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,253.35
|
$375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,728.29
|
$10,320.00
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.39
|
$3.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.59
|
$6.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.67
|
$5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪237.42
|
$120.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪42.48
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Israel
|
British Virgin Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪308.45
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪197.75
|
$55.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪417.18
|
$155.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪476.49
|
$125.00
|
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