Cost of living comparison
Charlotte Amalie is 46.3% more expensive than The Valley.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.6% less in Charlotte Amalie
- Groceries
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pay 2.4 times more in Charlotte Amalie
- Transportation
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pay 10.8% less in Charlotte Amalie
- Housing
-
pay 64.9% more in Charlotte Amalie
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.5% more in Charlotte Amalie
The cost of groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Charlotte Amalie are more expensive than in The Valley. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Charlotte Amalie. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Charlotte Amalie instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$7.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$9.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$10.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 10.8% less for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 64.9% more for housing
|
The Valley
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$116.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
?? |
pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$6.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? | ?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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