Sentences with phrase «higher than on the mainland»

Hong Kong traders were more guarded, with only two shops displaying totoaba maw, but prices were found to be higher than on the mainland.

Not exact matches

In the US Virgin Islands, which are exempt from the law, US - made goods are about half as expensive, while the cost of living in Puerto Rico is 13 percent higher than on the American mainland.

Actual consumer prices in Puerto Rico aren't significantly higher than prices on the mainland, except for a few choice things like Milk (which is probably more a result of having to ship milk by container ship than from a nearby farm).

There will be higher subsidies for projects on Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles than on the mainland.

While many people see no more of Lombok than the glistening Gilis off the northwest of the mainland, the island has plenty more on offer including the opportunity to climb the second highest peak in Indonesia, surf on some of the best waves in the country or relax in a little - known paddy - set village.

Just keep in mind that you are on an island and prices will be higher than the mainland!

Expect grocery prices to be higher on the Cayes than on the mainland, especially for Western products.

Isla Mujeres is a small island, being no more than 650 meters wide at its broadest point, which means that the lack of land equates to higher prices than on the mainland.

Real estate lawyers in British Columbia who usually holiday in winter on a down buyer's market found themselves busier than ever this past winter as offshore buyers, mostly from mainland China, were shopping for high - end B.C. properties in the seven - digit range.