Cost of living comparison

 Los Angeles (CA), United States
compared to
 St Croix, Virgin Islands
St Croix vs. Los Angeles Cost of Living Summary

St Croix is 0.2% cheaper than Los Angeles.

Restaurants
pay 2.9% more in St Croix
Groceries
pay 42.9% more in St Croix
Transportation
pay 6.8% more in St Croix
Housing
pay 9.1% more in St Croix
Childcare
pay 51.0% less in St Croix
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.9% more in St Croix
Clothing
pay 23.9% less in St Croix

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants in St Croix are more expensive than in Los Angeles. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in St Croix.

St Croix vs. Los Angeles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St Croix instead of Los Angeles, you would:

pay 2.9% more for restaurants

 
Los Angeles
St Croix
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$32.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$9.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
 
$3.00
 

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pay 42.9% more for groceries

 
Los Angeles
St Croix
Bread
1 loaf
$4.99
 
$5.67
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.87
 
$8.08
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.56
 
$11.88
 

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

 
Los Angeles
St Croix
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.96
 
$4.89
 
Monthly public transit pass $79.13
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,499.50
 
$35,000.00
 

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pay 9.1% more for housing

 
Los Angeles
St Croix
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.71
 
$97.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,395.36
 
$1,700.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,100.61
 
$1,199.50
 

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pay 51.0% less for childcare

 
Los Angeles
St Croix
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,778.57
 
$1,075.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $28,750.00
 
$10,800.00
 

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pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Los Angeles
St Croix
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$4.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.46
 
$7.67
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.00
 
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pay 23.9% less for clothing

 
Los Angeles
St Croix
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.46
 
$50.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.72
 
$25.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$101.30
 
$92.50
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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