Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 2.1 times more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 52.9% more for restaurants
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Slovenia
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Virgin Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.08
€10.19
|
$27.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.71
€7.09
|
$9.64
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
€2.45
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.58
|
$2.24
|
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pay 3.0 times more for groceries
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Slovenia
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Virgin Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
$6.29
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.07
€6.50
|
$8.05
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
€4.39
|
$9.17
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
€2.76
|
$6.86
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.01
€3.68
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$5.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$2.38
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.94
|
$2.93
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$4.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.35
|
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation
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Slovenia
|
Virgin Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.51
|
$5.01
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.70
€29.16
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,886.27
€21,965.41
|
$43,166.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.67
€10.73
|
$42.58
|
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pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Virgin Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.76
€29.20
|
$100.40
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.45
€556.76
|
$1,761.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.01
€462.56
|
$1,274.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.16
€173.95
|
$278.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.02
€429.46
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,474.52
€7,793.03
|
$17,100.00
|
|
pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Virgin Islands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.19
€2.94
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
€1.78
|
$6.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.75
|
$4.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.20
|
$119.50
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
€6.98
|
$11.88
|
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pay 10.6% more for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Virgin Islands
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€81.65
|
$78.12
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.00
|
$62.38
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€87.06
|
$98.75
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.70
€119.27
|
$91.67
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