Cost of living comparison
Greece is 41.7% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.7% less in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 62.1% less in Greece
- Transportation
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pay 31.2% less in Greece
- Housing
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pay 60.6% less in Greece
- Childcare
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pay 59.6% less in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 28.9% less in Greece
- Clothing
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pay 11.6% less in Greece
Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$13.17
€12.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$9.11
€8.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 62.1% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$1.33
€1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$6.30
€5.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$5.99
€5.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$4.02
€3.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$4.23
€3.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.57
€0.52
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$7.55
€6.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$40.19
€36.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$28,316.80
€25,939.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$13.82
€12.66
|
|
pay 60.6% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$32.82
€30.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$524.36
€480.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$392.21
€359.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$175.68
€160.93
|
|
pay 59.6% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$413.12
€378.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$6,332.60
€5,800.95
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$4.40
€4.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$3.49
€3.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$4.94
€4.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$48.72
€44.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$8.82
€8.08
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$83.64
€76.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$37.83
€34.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$83.15
€76.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$93.42
€85.58
|
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