Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 16.8% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
QAR27.06
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
QAR24.55
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.35
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Qatar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
QAR5.28
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
QAR17.20
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
QAR27.01
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.86
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
QAR11.70
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
QAR3.21
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
QAR2.73
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
QAR2.83
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
QAR2.15
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
QAR1.93
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.91
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Qatar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.15
QAR7.84
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.70
QAR167.03
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,343.91
QAR74,362.71
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.21
QAR37.33
|
?? | |
pay 43.2% less for housing
Qatar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.54
QAR319.99
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,492.84
QAR5,456.77
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.87
QAR4,433.37
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.59
QAR221.47
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$691.86
QAR2,528.95
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,875.73
QAR39,753.86
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$16.79
QAR61.38
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
QAR17.22
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
QAR23.10
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.32
QAR480.01
|
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
QAR43.09
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.11
QAR267.23
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.32
QAR169.30
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
QAR276.19
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.30
QAR271.59
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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