Originally Posted by
BelowMins
This is not true. I've lived in both, and the Caribbean is MUCH more expensive. Boston does have one of the highest cost of living indexes in the US but it is not an island. Where have you lived in the Caribbean? Comparing ACK and MVY would be a little more accurate but not Boston.
Edit:
Puerto Rico is definitely cheaper than Boston. So that would be a fair comparison. The smaller islands don't have as many options for places to live and they are just as large of bases as SJU. Food is very expensive in the USVI.