Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 52.8% cheaper than Bermuda.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Bermuda, you would:
pay 64.2% less for restaurants
Bermuda
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 54.6% less for groceries
Bermuda
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.41
$5.41
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Bermuda
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.50
$68.50
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
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pay 70.7% less for housing
Bermuda
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,193.95
$2,193.95
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Bermuda
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bermuda
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.33
$9.33
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
$5.50
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$114.94
$114.94
|
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
Bermuda
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.50
$70.50
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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