Cost of living comparison

 Virgin Islands
compared to
 Dallas (TX), United States
Dallas vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Dallas is 5.8% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.0% less in Dallas
Groceries
pay 45.8% less in Dallas
Transportation
pay 35.2% less in Dallas
Housing
pay 12.1% less in Dallas
Childcare
pay 48.2% more in Dallas
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.8% more in Dallas
Clothing
pay 1.7% less in Dallas

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

Dallas vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.0% less for restaurants

 
Virgin Islands
Dallas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $24.00
 
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.18
 
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.02
 
$2.82
 

Improve prices ·

pay 45.8% less for groceries

 
Virgin Islands
Dallas
Bread
1 loaf
$6.40
 
$3.50
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.98
 
$6.42
 
Milk (1 gallon) $10.27
 
$3.61
 

Improve prices ·

pay 35.2% less for transportation

 
Virgin Islands
Dallas
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.33
 
$3.09
 
Monthly public transit pass $100.00
 
$91.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,333.33
 
$33,000.00
 

Improve prices ·

pay 12.1% less for housing

 
Virgin Islands
Dallas
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$96.50
 
$65.92
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,781.25
 
$1,749.96
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,389.90
 
$1,499.21
 

Improve prices ·

pay 48.2% more for childcare

 
Virgin Islands
Dallas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $991.67
 
$1,310.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,200.00
 
$26,633.33
 

Improve prices ·

pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Virgin Islands
Dallas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.70
 
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.43
 
$5.42
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.50
 
$10.00
 

Improve prices ·

pay 1.7% less for clothing

 
Virgin Islands
Dallas
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.12
 
$55.94
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.38
 
$47.22
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.75
 
$111.18
 

Improve prices ·
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
Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Virgin Islands vs. United States. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Virgin Islands and United States.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dallas or Virgin Islands. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.