Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 42.2% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 26.9% less in Estonia
- Groceries
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pay 68.5% less in Estonia
- Transportation
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pay 42.1% less in Estonia
- Housing
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pay 59.8% less in Estonia
- Childcare
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pay 65.2% less in Estonia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 26.8% less in Estonia
- Clothing
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pay 6.3% less in Estonia
Expenses including groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Estonia.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$12.54
€11.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$8.68
€7.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$2.03
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.77
€1.62
|
|
pay 68.5% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$5.07
€4.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$4.04
€3.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$3.50
€3.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.24
€1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.41
€0.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$6.86
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$22.40
€20.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$26,622.60
€24,387.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$9.20
€8.43
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$27.99
€25.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$484.69
€444.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$364.00
€333.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$208.88
€191.35
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$230.59
€211.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$7,509.99
€6,879.49
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$4.19
€3.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$3.38
€3.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$5.81
€5.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$45.35
€41.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$8.77
€8.03
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Estonia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$101.44
€92.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$34.43
€31.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$81.18
€74.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$98.56
€90.29
|
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