Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 7.2% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 8.2% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 26.0% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 21.1% less in Saint Lucia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Saint Lucia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

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Saint Lucia vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	$9.25 EC$25.00	-37.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	$8.33 EC$22.50	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	$1.94 EC$5.25	-2.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	$0.97 EC$2.62	-41.5%
Average			-33.9%

Argentina vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	$1.86 EC$5.02	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	$5.61 EC$15.17	+7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	$7.75 EC$20.95	+57.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	$4.71 EC$12.73	+83.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	$4.10 EC$11.09	+21.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	$3.89 EC$10.50	+261.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	$0.75 EC$2.02	-20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ARS934.98	$3.70 EC$10.00	+500.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	$6.66 EC$18.00	+504.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS700.13	$1.54 EC$4.17	+234.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS645.87	$0.93 EC$2.50	+117.4%
Average			+103.4%

Argentina vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	$5.83 EC$15.75	+28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,569.33 ARS40M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	??
Average			+13.0%

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pay 8.2% less for housing

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	$43.54 EC$117.67	+68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.71 ARS863K	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.42 ARS556K	$345.35 EC$933.33	-5.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.62 ARS130K	$85.71 EC$231.64	+0.1%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 26.0% less for childcare

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.55 ARS436K	$212.76 EC$575.00	-26.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,737.30 ARS9M	??
Average			-26.0%

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	$3.89 EC$10.51	-0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	$3.70 EC$10.00	+7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	$9.25 EC$25.00	+163.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	$48.57 EC$131.25	+38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	$6.48 EC$17.50	-14.9%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.07 ARS156K	$52.73 EC$142.50	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.35 ARS113K	$53.19 EC$143.75	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50 ARS180K	$111.01 EC$300.00	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 ARS174K	$129.51 EC$350.00	+13.1%
Average			-21.1%

Argentina vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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