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I lived on Tortola until Nov. 07 and here are a few prices:

Accomodation: 2,000$ for a 2 bedroom apartment
Gas: 75$ a bottle (big)
Car rental: around 500$ per month
Beer: 3$ or 2$ at happy hour.  Alcohol is very cheap, cheaper than duty free.
Good menu: 100$ for 2 with a bottle of wine
Electricity: 150$ per month, without A/C
Internet: 100$ per month
Cable: 63$ per month
Most apartments come fully furnished.
No public transportation, or very unfrequent and limited.
I believe that Cedar School costs about 10,000$ per year per kid.

I've been living in the BVI for 10 yrs. 
2-bedroom condo rent $1200/month, unfurnished because we have all our own stuff. 
Current gasoline per gal $5.10. 
Having coffee out...don't bother, most places don't have good coffee!  I have my own espresso-maker, & I buy whole bean coffee stateside or St. Thomas. 
Beer, wine, liquor very inexpensive at restaurants & grocery stores/wholesalers. 
100 lb propane tank refill is $90-something, as of last week.  Electric bill using a/c, $450 per month recently.  Without a/c last month was $183.  The power goes out a lot, but bill doesn't seem to reflect that. 
Most homes use cistern water, free.
Price at cinema?  No cinema here anymore...a "multi-plex" cinema is in the works, supposed to open in 2006, but still waiting...
Internet varies, but we pay $99/mo. to Cable & Wireless, although service hasn't been reliable lately.  CCT Boatphone offers wireless cards, price varies.
US mailing address w/ courier service, plus local mailbox, $360 annually.
Customs duty up to 20% for toiletries, clothing, household.
Grocery prices are high...example, fresh milk at $12/gal recently, Tropicana orange juice, $14/carton. 
Health insurance reasonable (compared to US).  We paid $250/mo for a group plan...now no group, and we pay $360/mo.
Perhaps prices of goods & fuel will drop somewhat, as oil prices continue dropping...

hi guys,

i have recently gotten an offer to work in Tortola.  I would really appreciate inputs about cost of living there like monthly expenses for gasoline, electricity and cable and wireless etc..  also, what range of salary would give a comfortable enough living there?

I am currently based here in providenciales..

Thanks!