Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 5.8% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.14
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.86
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,221.89
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.70
|
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pay 34.0% less for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.49
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.94
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$512.00
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.72
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.66
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,664.55
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.11
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.40
|
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.40
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.81
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.29
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.85
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.14
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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