Cost of living comparison

Virgin Islands

compared to

London, United Kingdom

London vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

London is 26.1% more expensive than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in London
Groceries: pay 53.4% less in London
Transportation: pay 37.6% more in London
Housing: pay 12.5% more in London
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.3% more in London
Clothing: pay 17.3% more in London

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

London vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.00	$25.83 £19.96	+7.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.18	$10.33 £7.98	+12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.02	$2.46 £1.90	-18.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.26	$1.85 £1.43	-18.1%
Average			-4.1%

Virgin Islands vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.4% less for groceries

	Virgin Islands	London
Bread 1 loaf	$6.40	$2.07 £1.60	-67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.98	$5.65 £4.36	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.27	$6.31 £4.88	-38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80	$4.45 £3.44	-34.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.70	$4.26 £3.29	-63.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.78	$1.56 £1.21	-58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.30	$0.75 £0.58	-67.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.98	$1.44 £1.11	-51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.63	$1.79 £1.38	-61.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21	$0.69 £0.53	-43.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.47	$0.70 £0.54	-71.6%
Average			-53.4%

Virgin Islands vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.6% more for transportation

	Virgin Islands	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33	$7.39 £5.71	+38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.00	$258.31 £199.58	+158.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,333.33	$36,531.14 £28,225.71	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$52.43	$35.26 £27.24	-32.7%
Average			+37.6%

Virgin Islands vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.5% more for housing

	Virgin Islands	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.50	$41.63 £32.17	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,781.25	$2,834.46 £2,190.04	+59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,389.90	$2,063.73 £1,594.54	+48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$266.22	$263.90 £203.90	-0.9%
Average			+12.5%

Virgin Islands vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Virgin Islands	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$991.67	$2,333.60 £1,803.05	+135.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,200.00	$27,892.30 £21,550.93	+72.2%
Average			+103.8%

Virgin Islands vs. London - Cost of childcare

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pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70	$8.27 £6.39	+45.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.43	$4.80 £3.71	-25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.50	$19.76 £15.27	+339.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$109.33	$65.66 £50.74	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.67	$16.14 £12.47	+27.5%
Average			+69.3%

Virgin Islands vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.3% more for clothing

	Virgin Islands	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12	$96.94 £74.90	+24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.38	$50.55 £39.06	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.75	$114.87 £88.76	+16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.67	$135.36 £104.59	+47.7%
Average			+17.3%

Virgin Islands vs. London - Cost of clothing

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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

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