Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 3.0 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
?? | |
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
|
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