Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 17.7% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 67.0% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 13.9% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Saint Lucia

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

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Saint Lucia vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.3% more for restaurants

	Guinea	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$9.25 EC$25.00	+99.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$8.33 EC$22.50	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$1.94 EC$5.25	+11.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.97 EC$2.62
Average			+37.3%

Guinea vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.0% more for groceries

	Guinea	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.86 EC$5.02	+25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$5.61 EC$15.17	-51.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$7.75 EC$20.95	-5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$4.71 EC$12.73	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$4.10 EC$11.09	+101.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$3.89 EC$10.50	+194.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.75 EC$2.02	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$3.70 EC$10.00	+356.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$6.66 EC$18.00	+571.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.54 EC$4.17	+145.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.93 EC$2.50	+47.0%
Average			+67.0%

Guinea vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Guinea	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.83 EC$15.75	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	??
Average			-5.5%

Guinea vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.9% less for housing

	Guinea	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$43.54 EC$117.67	-76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$345.35 EC$933.33	+8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$85.71 EC$231.64	-35.5%
Average			-13.9%

Guinea vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Guinea	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$212.76 EC$575.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	??

Guinea vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of childcare

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$3.89 EC$10.51	+11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$3.70 EC$10.00	-20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$9.25 EC$25.00	+695.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$48.57 EC$131.25	-45.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$6.48 EC$17.50	+59.8%
Average			+16.2%

Guinea vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$52.73 EC$142.50	+163.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$53.19 EC$143.75	+112.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$111.01 EC$300.00	+270.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$129.51 EC$350.00	+159.0%
Average			+170.8%

Guinea vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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