Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 26.4% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 25.4% more for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
?? |
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
?? | |
pay 28.7% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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