Cost of living comparison

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Saint Lucia vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 98.2% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.2% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 64.7% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 32.6% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Saint Lucia

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Mali. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.2% more for restaurants

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.70 F CFA3,777	$7.40 EC$20.00	+10.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.42 F CFA3,619	$7.40 EC$20.00	+15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 F CFA435	$1.94 EC$5.25	+151.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA327	$0.97 EC$2.63	+67.6%
Average			+61.2%

Mali vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.7% more for groceries

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.84 F CFA2,162	$1.67 EC$4.52	-56.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.91 F CFA5,019	$5.61 EC$15.17	-37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.86 F CFA4,991	$7.76 EC$20.96	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.50 F CFA3,099	$4.24 EC$11.46	-22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.08 F CFA3,990	$4.41 EC$11.93	-37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 F CFA1,022	$3.43 EC$9.27	+89.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 F CFA269	$0.75 EC$2.04	+58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 F CFA723	$2.86 EC$7.72	+122.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 F CFA537	$3.01 EC$8.13	+215.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 F CFA315	$2.62 EC$7.09	+369.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 F CFA359	$0.78 EC$2.12	+23.1%
Average			+64.7%

Mali vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.6% more for transportation

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 F CFA2,486	$5.85 EC$15.82	+32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+32.6%

Mali vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.51 F CFA32,399	$41.07 EC$111.00	-28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$175.00 F CFA98,585	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	+163.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$80.00 F CFA45,067	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+389.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71 F CFA64,619	$79.23 EC$214.12	-30.9%
Average			+123.4%

Mali vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$198.89 EC$537.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 F CFA1,344	$3.89 EC$10.51	+62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 F CFA1,065	$3.70 EC$10.00	+95.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.93 F CFA526	$9.25 EC$25.00	+891.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.41 F CFA37,977	$49.03 EC$132.50	-27.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.67 F CFA3,195	$7.03 EC$19.00	+23.9%
Average			+209.3%

Mali vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$50.57 EC$136.67
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.96 EC$145.83
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$107.92 EC$291.67
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$129.51 EC$350.00

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