Cost of living comparison
Japan is 5.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Japan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Japan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$4.91
¥766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$1.99
¥310
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$480.50
¥74,850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$321.68
¥50,109
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
|
pay 36.4% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$240.59
¥37,478
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$55.52
¥8,649
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$11.57
¥1,802
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Japan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$85.48
¥13,315
|
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