Cost of living comparison

Mali

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 71.1% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 38.8% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% more in Saint Lucia

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

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Saint Lucia vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.7% more for restaurants

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 F CFA4,963	$9.25 EC$25.00	+8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 F CFA4,777	$8.33 EC$22.50	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 F CFA540	$1.94 EC$5.25	+110.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 F CFA394	$0.97 EC$2.62	+43.9%
Average			+16.7%

Mali vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.84 F CFA2,240	$1.86 EC$5.02	-51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.91 F CFA5,201	$5.61 EC$15.17	-37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 F CFA4,214	$7.75 EC$20.95	+7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.92 F CFA3,454	$4.71 EC$12.73	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.08 F CFA4,135	$4.10 EC$11.09	-42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 F CFA1,059	$3.89 EC$10.50	+114.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 F CFA278	$0.75 EC$2.02	+56.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 F CFA749	$3.70 EC$10.00	+188.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 F CFA557	$6.66 EC$18.00	+598.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 F CFA326	$1.54 EC$4.17	+176.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 F CFA305	$0.93 EC$2.50	+77.1%
Average			+42.7%

Mali vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.8% more for transportation

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.20 F CFA2,452	$5.83 EC$15.75	+38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??
Average			+38.8%

Mali vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.00 F CFA37,949	$43.54 EC$117.67	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$175.00 F CFA102K	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	+160.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$80.00 F CFA46,706	$345.35 EC$933.33	+331.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71 F CFA66,968	$85.71 EC$231.64	-25.3%
Average			+147.1%

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	??	$212.76 EC$575.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Mali vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of childcare

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pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mali	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 F CFA1,393	$3.89 EC$10.51	+62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 F CFA974	$3.70 EC$10.00	+121.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.25 EC$25.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.00 F CFA40,868	$48.57 EC$131.25	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.48 EC$17.50
Average			+29.0%

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	??	$52.73 EC$142.50
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.19 EC$143.75
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$111.01 EC$300.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$129.51 EC$350.00

Mali vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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