Cost of living comparison
St Croix is 8.0% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.5% more in St Croix
- Groceries
-
pay 9.4% less in St Croix
- Transportation
-
pay 12.8% less in St Croix
- Housing
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pay 5.8% less in St Croix
- Childcare
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pay 12.4% less in St Croix
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 1.9% less in St Croix
- Clothing
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pay 23.3% less in St Croix
Expenses including clothing, transportation, childcare, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in St Croix.
If you lived in St Croix instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$32.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$9.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$5.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$8.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$11.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$7.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$3.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$1.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$2.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$4.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
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pay 5.8% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$97.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$1,700.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$1,199.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$250.89
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$1,075.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$10,800.00
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$4.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$7.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$110.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
St Croix
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$50.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$92.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$100.00
|
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