Cost of living comparison
Laos is 2.7% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
|
pay 35.4% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
|
pay 58.6% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
|
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