Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 2.4 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
Benin
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA417
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA317
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Benin
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA919
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,010
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,217
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,285
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA810
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA386
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA401
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 56.0% more for transportation
Benin
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,106
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,849
|
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pay 48.8% more for housing
Benin
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA29,992
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA123,797
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA95,719
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,009
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
Benin
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA127,626
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,301,247
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA613
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,138
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,042
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,210
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,078
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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