Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 38.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 12.2% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
?? | |
pay 38.9% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
|
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