Cost of living comparison

 Washington (DC), United States
compared to
Charlotte Amalie vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Charlotte Amalie is 34.9% more expensive than Washington.

Restaurants
pay 8.8% less in Charlotte Amalie
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Charlotte Amalie
Transportation
pay 58.6% more in Charlotte Amalie
Housing
pay 13.8% more in Charlotte Amalie
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2% less in Charlotte Amalie

The cost of groceries, transportation, and housing in Charlotte Amalie are more expensive than in Washington. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Charlotte Amalie. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Charlotte Amalie.

Charlotte Amalie vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Charlotte Amalie instead of Washington, you would:

pay 8.8% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Charlotte Amalie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$30.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$7.50
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.78
 
$2.25
 

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Washington
Charlotte Amalie
Bread
1 loaf
$4.34
 
$9.00
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.84
 
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Milk (1 gallon) $4.14
 
$10.50
 

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pay 58.6% more for transportation

 
Washington
Charlotte Amalie
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.66
 
$5.80
 
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,699.74
 
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pay 13.8% more for housing

 
Washington
Charlotte Amalie
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.46
 
$116.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,582.95
 
$2,000.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,028.70
 
$950.00
 

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Washington
Charlotte Amalie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,273.25
 
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $38,250.00
 
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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Charlotte Amalie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$7.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.55
 
$6.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.75
 
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Washington
Charlotte Amalie
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.13
 
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.77
 
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.47
 
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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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