Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.2 times more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
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pay 60.5% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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