Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Tokelau, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Tokelau
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Virgin Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$24.00
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.18
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$3.02
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.26
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tokelau
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Virgin Islands
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$6.40
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.98
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$10.27
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$6.80
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$11.70
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.78
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.30
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.98
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.63
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.47
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tokelau
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Virgin Islands
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.33
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.00
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,333.33
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$52.43
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Tokelau
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Virgin Islands
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$96.50
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,781.25
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,389.90
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$266.22
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tokelau
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Virgin Islands
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$991.67
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$16,200.00
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Tokelau
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Virgin Islands
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$5.70
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$6.43
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.50
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$109.33
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$12.67
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tokelau
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Virgin Islands
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.12
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$62.38
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.75
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.67
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