Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 66.9% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
?? | |
pay 47.1% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 52.5% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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