Cost of living comparison

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Saint Lucia vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 42.8% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.9% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 7.8% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 27.0% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Brunei. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.9% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$7.40 EC$20.00	+101.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.90	$7.40 EC$20.00	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$1.94 EC$5.25	+99.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$0.97 EC$2.63	+75.2%
Average			+70.9%

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Brunei	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.71	$1.67 EC$4.52	-20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.42	$5.61 EC$15.17	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$7.76 EC$20.96	+13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.16	$4.24 EC$11.46	+74.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.14	$4.41 EC$11.93	+38.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.24	$3.43 EC$9.27	+98.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.75 EC$2.04	-23.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND2.00	$2.86 EC$7.72	+85.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.52	$3.01 EC$8.13	+54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$2.62 EC$7.09	+149.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.31	$0.78 EC$2.12	-22.2%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.85	$5.85 EC$15.82	+310.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	??
Average			+152.1%

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pay 7.8% less for housing

	Brunei	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$41.07 EC$111.00	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND942.87	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND793.99	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.71	$79.23 EC$214.12	+81.1%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 27.0% more for childcare

	Brunei	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$198.89 EC$537.50	+27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	??
Average			+27.0%

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pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$3.89 EC$10.51	+101.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.31	$3.70 EC$10.00	-9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND15.04	$9.25 EC$25.00	-20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND83.17	$49.03 EC$132.50	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$7.03 EC$19.00	+29.8%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Brunei	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND125.40	$50.57 EC$136.67	-47.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND109.19	$53.96 EC$145.83	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND154.11	$107.92 EC$291.67	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$129.51 EC$350.00	+102.9%
Average			+2.5%

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