Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 62.1% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.1% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 58.0% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 46.3% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 31.4% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Saint Lucia

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

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Saint Lucia vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.1% more for restaurants

	Ecuador	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.65	$9.25 EC$25.00	+153.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99	$8.33 EC$22.50	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$1.94 EC$5.25	+112.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$0.97 EC$2.62	+39.6%
Average			+80.1%

Ecuador vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Ecuador	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78	$1.86 EC$5.02	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06	$5.61 EC$15.17	+83.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$7.75 EC$20.95	+90.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09	$4.71 EC$12.73	+125.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26	$4.10 EC$11.09	+81.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82	$3.89 EC$10.50	+374.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$0.75 EC$2.02	+53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54	$3.70 EC$10.00	+580.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46	$6.66 EC$18.00	+1348.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$1.54 EC$4.17	+208.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43	$0.93 EC$2.50	+113.1%
Average			+175.9%

Ecuador vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.0% more for transportation

	Ecuador	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94	$5.83 EC$15.75	+98.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.33	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,347.00	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.14	??
Average			+58.0%

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pay 46.3% more for housing

	Ecuador	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65	$43.54 EC$117.67	+57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.73	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.44	$345.35 EC$933.33	+42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.32	$85.71 EC$231.64	+89.1%
Average			+46.3%

Ecuador vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay 31.4% less for childcare

	Ecuador	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.25	$212.76 EC$575.00	-31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,243.49	??
Average			-31.4%

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pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$3.89 EC$10.51	+63.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68	$3.70 EC$10.00	+38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40	$9.25 EC$25.00	+71.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41	$48.57 EC$131.25	+54.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28	$6.48 EC$17.50	+3.1%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Ecuador	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.22	$52.73 EC$142.50	-13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.01	$53.19 EC$143.75	+29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39	$111.01 EC$300.00	+4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17	$129.51 EC$350.00	+70.0%
Average			+18.6%

Ecuador vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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