Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 4.5% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Saint Lucia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.70
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.80
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 54.1% more for groceries
Malta
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.69
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.30
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Malta
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.32
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.28
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,452.44
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.44
|
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pay 7.3% less for housing
Malta
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.34
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€854.29
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€681.79
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.33
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.59
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,714.60
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.04
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.61
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Malta
|
Saint Lucia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.84
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.45
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.17
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.77
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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