Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 3.7 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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