Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 23.0% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.8% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 7.4% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 32.8% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 56.0% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 27.5% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Saint Lucia. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

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Saint Lucia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.8% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$9.25 EC$25.00	+131.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$8.33 EC$22.50	+28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.94 EC$5.25	+220.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$0.97 EC$2.62	+47.8%
Average			+85.8%

Ethiopia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$1.86 EC$5.02	+56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$5.61 EC$15.17	+51.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$7.75 EC$20.95	+89.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$4.71 EC$12.73	+166.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$4.10 EC$11.09	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$3.89 EC$10.50	+59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.75 EC$2.02	+150.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$3.70 EC$10.00	+274.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$6.66 EC$18.00	+2061.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$1.54 EC$4.17	+601.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.93 EC$2.50	+89.7%
Average			+165.4%

Ethiopia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.4% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$5.83 EC$15.75	+65.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	??
Average			-7.4%

Ethiopia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.8% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$43.54 EC$117.67	-79.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$345.35 EC$933.33	-12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$85.71 EC$231.64	-45.3%
Average			-32.8%

Ethiopia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay 56.0% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$212.76 EC$575.00	+56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	??
Average			+56.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$3.89 EC$10.51	+385.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$3.70 EC$10.00	+302.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$9.25 EC$25.00	+15.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$48.57 EC$131.25	+10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$6.48 EC$17.50	+72.7%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 27.5% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$52.73 EC$142.50	+59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$53.19 EC$143.75	-24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$111.01 EC$300.00	+41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$129.51 EC$350.00	+56.6%
Average			+27.5%

Ethiopia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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