Cost of living comparison

Chad

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 54.7% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 58.9% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 6.4% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4 times more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 88.6% more in Saint Lucia

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

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Saint Lucia vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.4% more for restaurants

	Chad	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.54 FCFA4,983	$9.25 EC$25.00	+8.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.33 EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$1.94 EC$5.25	+127.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 FCFA498	$0.97 EC$2.62	+13.8%
Average			+22.4%

Chad vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Chad	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.34 FCFA199	$1.86 EC$5.02	+444.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.71 FCFA997	$5.61 EC$15.17	+228.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 FCFA7,985	$7.75 EC$20.95	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 FCFA1,196	$4.71 EC$12.73	+130.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,808	$4.10 EC$11.09	+32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 FCFA1,243	$3.89 EC$10.50	+82.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA565	$0.75 EC$2.02	-22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA678	$3.70 EC$10.00	+218.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$6.66 EC$18.00	+500.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$1.54 EC$4.17	+113.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 FCFA422	$0.93 EC$2.50	+28.0%
Average			+101.9%

Chad vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.9% more for transportation

	Chad	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 FCFA2,829	$5.83 EC$15.75	+20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.35 FCFA49,830	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,778.47 FCFA7M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+119.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 FCFA2,242	??
Average			+58.9%

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pay 6.4% more for housing

	Chad	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$426.76 FCFA249K	$43.54 EC$117.67	-89.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,707.02 FCFA997K	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$345.35 EC$933.33	+304.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.63 FCFA19,053	$85.71 EC$231.64	+162.6%
Average			+6.4%

Chad vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chad	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$212.76 EC$575.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Chad vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of childcare

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pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.28 FCFA747	$3.89 EC$10.51	+203.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.85 FCFA498	$3.70 EC$10.00	+333.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.98 FCFA573	$9.25 EC$25.00	+842.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$48.57 EC$131.25
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.48 EC$17.50
Average			+339.1%

Chad vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 88.6% more for clothing

	Chad	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 FCFA14,949	$52.73 EC$142.50	+105.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.14 FCFA19,932	$53.19 EC$143.75	+55.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$111.01 EC$300.00	+160.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.35 FCFA49,830	$129.51 EC$350.00	+51.7%
Average			+88.6%

Chad vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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