Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 51.5% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP114.36
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.01
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.26
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP32.75
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP61.71
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP28.99
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.60
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP10.92
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.69
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.04
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.44
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.43
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.17
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 48.2% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP56.96
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP311.88
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP254,705.70
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP257.82
|
?? | |
pay 34.4% more for housing
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,165.85
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,417.73
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,747.55
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP460.52
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 0.6% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,235.17
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP68,744.55
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP21.83
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.45
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.18
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP456.56
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP77.97
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 99.8% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP579.21
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP298.52
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP757.43
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP846.54
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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