Cost of living comparison
Charlotte Amalie is 4.8% more expensive than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.8% less in Charlotte Amalie
- Groceries
-
pay 15.3% more in Charlotte Amalie
- Transportation
-
pay 8.7% more in Charlotte Amalie
- Housing
-
pay 3.2% less in Charlotte Amalie
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.1% more in Charlotte Amalie
The cost of groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Charlotte Amalie are more expensive than in Virgin Islands. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Charlotte Amalie instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 4.8% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$30.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$7.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$9.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$10.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$7.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
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pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
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pay 3.2% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$116.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$2,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$950.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
?? |
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$6.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
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