Cost of living comparison

 Phoenix (AZ), United States
compared to
 St Croix, Virgin Islands
St Croix vs. Phoenix Cost of Living Summary

St Croix is 29.0% more expensive than Phoenix.

Restaurants
pay 14.9% more in St Croix
Groceries
pay 73.8% more in St Croix
Transportation
pay 24.2% more in St Croix
Housing
pay 13.1% more in St Croix
Childcare
pay 0.3% less in St Croix
Entertainment and Sports
pay 86.4% more in St Croix
Clothing
pay 9.2% less in St Croix

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

St Croix vs. Phoenix Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St Croix instead of Phoenix, you would:

pay 14.9% more for restaurants

 
Phoenix
St Croix
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$32.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$9.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
 
$3.00
 

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pay 73.8% more for groceries

 
Phoenix
St Croix
Bread
1 loaf
$3.79
 
$5.67
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.37
 
$8.08
 
Milk (1 gallon) $3.36
 
$11.88
 

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pay 24.2% more for transportation

 
Phoenix
St Croix
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.71
 
$4.89
 
Monthly public transit pass $47.50
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,000.00
 
$35,000.00
 

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pay 13.1% more for housing

 
Phoenix
St Croix
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.55
 
$97.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,604.10
 
$1,700.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,380.70
 
$1,199.50
 

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pay 0.3% less for childcare

 
Phoenix
St Croix
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,125.00
 
$1,075.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,400.00
 
$10,800.00
 

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pay 86.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Phoenix
St Croix
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$4.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.58
 
$7.67
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.89
 
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pay 9.2% less for clothing

 
Phoenix
St Croix
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.33
 
$50.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.33
 
$25.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.38
 
$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: April 2025
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