Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 31.1% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
?? | |
pay 34.8% more for housing
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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