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Saint Lucia vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 17.9% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.1% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 31.9% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 68.8% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 3.4% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 30.4% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Cook Islands.

Saint Lucia vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 34.1% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$7.40 EC$20.00	-35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.78	$7.40 EC$20.00	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.01	$1.94 EC$5.25	-32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.34	$0.97 EC$2.63	-61.1%
Average			-34.1%

Cook Islands vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.9% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.40	$1.67 EC$4.52	-46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.64	$5.61 EC$15.17	+12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.81	$7.76 EC$20.96	+5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.67	$4.24 EC$11.46	-23.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.91	$4.41 EC$11.93	+29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.26	$3.43 EC$9.27	+163.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$0.75 EC$2.04	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.72	$2.86 EC$7.72	+82.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.77	$3.01 EC$8.13	+9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.82	$2.62 EC$7.09	+150.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.43	$0.78 EC$2.12	-4.8%
Average			+31.9%

Cook Islands vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.8% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.40	$5.85 EC$15.82	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,046.39	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+148.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+68.8%

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pay 3.4% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.09	$41.07 EC$111.00	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$531.23	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$531.23	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+28.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$143.71	$79.23 EC$214.12	-4.2%
Average			+3.4%

Cook Islands vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$198.89 EC$537.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,405.57	??

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.40	$3.89 EC$10.51	-35.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.60	$3.70 EC$10.00	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$9.25 EC$25.00	-35.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.76	$49.03 EC$132.50	+104.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$7.03 EC$19.00	+6.0%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 30.4% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.26	$50.57 EC$136.67	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.96 EC$145.83
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$107.92 EC$291.67
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.28	$129.51 EC$350.00	+82.5%
Average			+30.4%

Cook Islands vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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