Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 16.1% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,786
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,476
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA541
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA980
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,900
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,708
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,140
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,713
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA904
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,013
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,380
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA748
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA655
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA877
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,547
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,934
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,076,038
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,702
|
?? | |
pay 34.9% less for housing
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,964
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA670,239
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA360,898
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,568
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 61.0% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,546,706
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA619
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,547
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,134
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,534
|
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,156
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,653
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,527
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,979
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,290
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
|
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