Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 8.1% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.02
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.36
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 85.9% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.36
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.80
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.80
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,314.38
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.52
|
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pay 2.9% less for housing
Slovenia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€34.84
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€459.82
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€375.39
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€162.41
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€360.37
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,583.52
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.79
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.73
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 25.0% more for clothing
Slovenia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.26
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.76
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.08
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.33
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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