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Saint Lucia vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 24.7% cheaper than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.5% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 26.2% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 48.2% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 28.7% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Saint Lucia

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.5% less for restaurants

	Norway	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.47 NOK227.82	$7.40 EC$20.00	-67.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.28 NOK144.74	$7.40 EC$20.00	-48.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.22 NOK32.66	$1.94 EC$5.25	-39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 NOK26.69	$0.97 EC$2.63	-63.1%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 26.2% more for groceries

	Norway	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 NOK32.74	$1.67 EC$4.52	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 NOK58.52	$5.61 EC$15.17	-2.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.36 NOK84.76	$7.76 EC$20.96	-7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 NOK43.16	$4.24 EC$11.46	-0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 NOK64.79	$4.41 EC$11.93	-31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK15.20	$3.43 EC$9.27	+128.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 NOK11.13	$0.75 EC$2.04	-31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 NOK14.42	$2.86 EC$7.72	+100.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 NOK19.94	$3.01 EC$8.13	+53.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 NOK10.33	$2.62 EC$7.09	+157.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 NOK11.48	$0.78 EC$2.12	-30.7%
Average			+26.2%

Norway vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Norway	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 NOK81.57	$5.85 EC$15.82	-27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.58 NOK745.88	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,882.51 NOK343,480.57	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-15.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.92 NOK252.66	??
Average			-21.4%

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pay 48.2% less for housing

	Norway	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.89 NOK526.07	$41.07 EC$111.00	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,147.37 NOK11,631.34	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$929.65 NOK9,424.26	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-57.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$173.28 NOK1,756.60	$79.23 EC$214.12	-54.3%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 28.7% less for childcare

	Norway	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$279.02 NOK2,828.57	$198.89 EC$537.50	-28.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.91 NOK92,837.40	??
Average			-28.7%

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pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Norway	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.73 NOK98.66	$3.89 EC$10.51	-60.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 NOK51.74	$3.70 EC$10.00	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.59 NOK158.00	$9.25 EC$25.00	-40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.34 NOK510.29	$49.03 EC$132.50	-2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.82 NOK160.40	$7.03 EC$19.00	-55.6%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Norway	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.05 NOK963.61	$50.57 EC$136.67	-46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.59 NOK462.13	$53.96 EC$145.83	+18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.49 NOK1,069.39	$107.92 EC$291.67	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.24 NOK1,472.39	$129.51 EC$350.00	-10.8%
Average			-9.2%

Norway vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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