Cost of living comparison

Cook Islands

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 4.6% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.6% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 40.2% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 11.3% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% less in Saint Lucia

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Saint Lucia.

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Saint Lucia vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.6% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.01 NZ$24.77	$9.25 EC$25.00	-33.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.60 NZ$9.91	$8.33 EC$22.50	+48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$1.94 EC$5.25	-13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 NZ$3.96	$0.97 EC$2.62	-56.7%
Average			-13.6%

Cook Islands vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 NZ$4.95	$1.86 EC$5.02	-33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 NZ$6.44	$5.61 EC$15.17	+54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.60 NZ$18.75	$7.75 EC$20.95	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.05 NZ$10.70	$4.71 EC$12.73	-22.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.10 EC$11.09
Apples (1 lb)	??	$3.89 EC$10.50
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.75 EC$2.02
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$3.70 EC$10.00
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$6.66 EC$18.00
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.54 EC$4.17
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.93 EC$2.50
Average			-12.6%

Cook Islands vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.2% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 NZ$11.29	$5.83 EC$15.75	-8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,204.09 NZ$19,812.72	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+131.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+40.2%

Cook Islands vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.3% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.89 NZ$181.95	$43.54 EC$117.67	-57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$448.16 NZ$792.51	$345.35 EC$933.33	-22.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.97 NZ$132.57	$85.71 EC$231.64	+14.3%
Average			-11.3%

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	??	$212.76 EC$575.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

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pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 NZ$8.92	$3.89 EC$10.51	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 NZ$5.94	$3.70 EC$10.00	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.20 NZ$19.81	$9.25 EC$25.00	-17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$48.57 EC$131.25
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.48 EC$17.50
Average			-9.9%

Cook Islands vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$52.73 EC$142.50
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.19 EC$143.75
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$111.01 EC$300.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$129.51 EC$350.00

Cook Islands vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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