Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 37.8% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
Comoros
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$1.61
KMF755
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$7.62
KMF3,579
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$1.55
KMF727
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.13
KMF529
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$0.61
KMF286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$5.14
KMF2,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$15.61
KMF7,329
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$4.80
KMF2,254
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$2.65
KMF1,244
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$2.43
KMF1,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.24
KMF114
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.79
KMF840
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.46
KMF688
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$1.22
KMF572
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$10.91
KMF5,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$30.95
KMF14,534
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,567,080
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$8.20
KMF3,850
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$155.86
KMF73,202
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$696.65
KMF327,180
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$578.75
KMF271,811
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$81.96
KMF38,492
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$381.55
KMF179,194
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,323,633
|
|
pay 61.0% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$1.57
KMF737
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$2.98
KMF1,402
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$1.88
KMF881
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$32.92
KMF15,462
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$6.23
KMF2,924
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Comoros
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$105.03
KMF49,329
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$81.45
KMF38,255
|
|
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