Cost of living comparison

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

Los Angeles is 21.2% more expensive than St Croix.

Restaurants
pay 0.2% more in Los Angeles
Groceries
pay 25.1% less in Los Angeles
Transportation
pay 5.8% less in Los Angeles
Housing
pay 12.0% more in Los Angeles
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Los Angeles
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.9% more in Los Angeles
Clothing
pay 35.5% more in Los Angeles

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

Los Angeles vs. St Croix Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.2% more for restaurants

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

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pay 25.1% less for groceries

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

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

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

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pay 12.0% more for housing

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

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

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

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pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports

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

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pay 35.5% more for clothing

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

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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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