Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 10.1% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,328
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,338
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,308
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,260
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,155
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,643
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA978
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA702
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA827
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,096
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA559
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA640
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,388
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,464
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,568,886
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
?? | |
pay 51.4% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA615,936
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA169,249
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA153,897
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA476,975
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,554,342
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA667
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,041
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,946
|
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,106
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,388
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,915
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA72,316
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA117,032
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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