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Saint Lucia vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 38.2% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 40.5% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 48.5% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 40.6% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 38.4% less in Saint Lucia

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.8% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.52 ISK3,394	$7.40 EC$20.00	-72.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.32 ISK2,728	$7.40 EC$20.00	-65.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 ISK398	$1.94 EC$5.25	-37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.72 ISK348	$0.97 EC$2.63	-64.3%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Iceland	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.80 ISK487	$1.67 EC$4.52	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$5.61 EC$15.17	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 ISK996	$7.76 EC$20.96	-0.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.71 ISK859	$4.24 EC$11.46	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.22 ISK1,436	$4.41 EC$11.93	-60.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 ISK191	$3.43 EC$9.27	+129.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ISK147	$0.75 EC$2.04	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 ISK181	$2.86 EC$7.72	+102.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.34 ISK300	$3.01 EC$8.13	+28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 ISK211	$2.62 EC$7.09	+59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 ISK140	$0.78 EC$2.12	-28.2%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 40.5% less for transportation

	Iceland	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.65 ISK1,235	$5.85 EC$15.82	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.56 ISK10,182	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,144.25 ISK6,289,481	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.55 ISK3,270	??
Average			-40.5%

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pay 48.5% less for housing

	Iceland	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.65 ISK12,241	$41.07 EC$111.00	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,289.17 ISK292,968	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,830.04 ISK234,209	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.15 ISK8,338	$79.23 EC$214.12	+21.6%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 40.6% less for childcare

	Iceland	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$334.67 ISK42,830	$198.89 EC$537.50	-40.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	??
Average			-40.6%

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pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.14 ISK1,426	$3.89 EC$10.51	-65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 ISK720	$3.70 EC$10.00	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.90 ISK1,778	$9.25 EC$25.00	-33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.17 ISK10,004	$49.03 EC$132.50	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75 ISK2,144	$7.03 EC$19.00	-58.0%
Average			-45.6%

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pay 38.4% less for clothing

	Iceland	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$130.91 ISK16,753	$50.57 EC$136.67	-61.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.83 ISK7,913	$53.96 EC$145.83	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.81 ISK20,965	$107.92 EC$291.67	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$237.31 ISK30,371	$129.51 EC$350.00	-45.4%
Average			-38.4%

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