Cost of living comparison

Comoros

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Saint Lucia

Castries vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 8.5% cheaper than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 25.9% more in Castries
Transportation: pay 19.7% less in Castries
Housing: pay 34.1% less in Castries
Childcare: pay 46.6% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.9% more in Castries
Clothing: pay 11.2% more in Castries

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Castries are more expensive than in Moroni. Expenses including childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Castries.

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Castries vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castries instead of Moroni, you would:

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pay 35.9% more for restaurants

	Moroni	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.16 KMF2,710	$9.25 EC$25.00	+50.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.96 KMF3,503	$8.33 EC$22.50	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 KMF438	$1.94 EC$5.25	+94.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 KMF283	$0.97 EC$2.62	+50.9%
Average			+35.9%

Moroni vs. Castries - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.9% more for groceries

	Moroni	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KMF250	$1.86 EC$5.02	+227.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KMF1,695	$5.61 EC$15.17	+45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.30 KMF7,174	$7.75 EC$20.95	-52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 KMF2,207	$4.61 EC$12.47	-8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.10 EC$11.09
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 KMF1,006	$3.89 EC$10.50	+70.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.75 EC$2.02
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$3.70 EC$10.00
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 KMF822	$6.66 EC$18.00	+256.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 KMF898	$1.54 EC$4.17	-24.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 KMF617	$0.93 EC$2.50	-34.0%
Average			+25.9%

Moroni vs. Castries - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.7% less for transportation

	Moroni	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.40 KMF5,017	$5.83 EC$15.75	-48.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 KMF14,165	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,057.90 KMF8M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.56 KMF3,768	??
Average			-19.7%

Moroni vs. Castries - Cost of transportation

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pay 34.1% less for housing

	Moroni	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.74 KMF32,446	$48.60 EC$131.33	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.83 KMF320K	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$604.66 KMF266K	$345.35 EC$933.33	-42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 KMF37,676	$94.32 EC$254.90	+10.2%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 46.6% less for childcare

	Moroni	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$398.63 KMF175K	$212.76 EC$575.00	-46.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,067.24 KMF6M	??
Average			-46.6%

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pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KMF458	$2.78 EC$7.50	+166.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 KMF774	$3.70 EC$10.00	+110.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.25 EC$25.00
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$41.63 EC$112.50
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 KMF2,862	$5.55 EC$15.00	-14.7%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 11.2% more for clothing

	Moroni	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.47 KMF26,605	$83.25 EC$225.00	+37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.47 KMF26,605	$50.88 EC$137.50	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.73 KMF48,283	$111.01 EC$300.00	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.10 KMF37,444	$111.01 EC$300.00	+30.4%
Average			+11.2%

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