Cost of living comparison

 Virgin Islands
compared to
 Boston (MA), United States
Boston vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Boston is 19.2% more expensive than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 11.5% more in Boston
Groceries
pay 19.8% less in Boston
Transportation
pay 33.6% less in Boston
Housing
pay 22.5% more in Boston
Childcare
pay 99.6% more in Boston
Entertainment and Sports
pay 48.6% more in Boston
Clothing
pay 5.9% more in Boston

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

Boston vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Boston instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

pay 11.5% more for restaurants

 
Virgin Islands
Boston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.00
 
$22.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.18
 
$12.55
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.02
 
$3.14
 

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

 
Virgin Islands
Boston
Bread
1 loaf
$6.40
 
$4.39
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.98
 
$9.48
 
Milk (1 gallon) $10.27
 
$4.97
 

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pay 33.6% less for transportation

 
Virgin Islands
Boston
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.33
 
$3.64
 
Monthly public transit pass $100.00
 
$90.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,333.33
 
$32,000.00
 

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pay 22.5% more for housing

 
Virgin Islands
Boston
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$96.50
 
$70.88
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,781.25
 
$3,280.96
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,389.90
 
$2,453.85
 

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pay 99.6% more for childcare

 
Virgin Islands
Boston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $991.67
 
$2,428.57
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,200.00
 
$25,000.00
 

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pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Virgin Islands
Boston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.70
 
$8.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.43
 
$5.79
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.50
 
$13.83
 

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

 
Virgin Islands
Boston
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.12
 
$64.32
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.38
 
$43.83
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.75
 
$98.17
 

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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: March 2025
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