Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 11.3% cheaper than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 85.2% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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