Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 2.3 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
?? | |
pay 43.5% more for housing
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
|
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