Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 40.4% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,658
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,608
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF170
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 47.7% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,792
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,092
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF623
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF828
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF182
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF117
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 85.7% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF899
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,293
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,110,263
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,522
|
?? | |
pay 17.6% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,663
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,709
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,147
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,122
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 2.4% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,122
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,112,075
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,005
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF339
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF251
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,064
|
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,512
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,752
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,355
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,719
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,054
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
|
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