Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 17.4% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Jamaica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 5.4% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
?? | |
pay 2.8% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 6.5% more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 98.2% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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