Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 29.0% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,042
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,225
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF739
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF889
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF313
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF151
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,342
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,964,126
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,600
|
?? | |
pay 30.0% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,616
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,806
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,533
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,843
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,042
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF919
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF577
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,991
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,488
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,302
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,721
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,487
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,444
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,826
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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