Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 27.9% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 76.2% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
?? | |
pay 25.5% less for housing
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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