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Saint Lucia vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 13.1% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 48.6% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 12.7% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 37.9% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 65.0% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Rome	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$7.40 EC$20.00	-57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €9.95	$7.40 EC$20.00	-36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.13	$1.94 EC$5.25	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.14	$0.97 EC$2.63	-27.4%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 48.6% more for groceries

	Rome	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.89	$1.67 EC$4.52	-24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.13	$5.61 EC$15.17	-41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.06	$7.76 EC$20.96	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €3.94	$4.24 EC$11.46	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.71	$4.41 EC$11.93	-20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$3.43 EC$9.27	+183.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.75 EC$2.04	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.92	$2.86 EC$7.72	+165.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.22	$3.01 EC$8.13	+109.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.72	$2.62 EC$7.09	+208.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.83	$0.78 EC$2.12	-19.8%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 12.7% less for transportation

	Rome	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.53	$5.85 EC$15.82	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €34.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €16.92	??
Average			-12.7%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	Rome	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.36	$41.07 EC$111.00	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,224.02	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €790.37	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-57.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €146.33	$79.23 EC$214.12	-53.9%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 65.0% less for childcare

	Rome	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €484.09	$198.89 EC$537.50	-65.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,330.63	??
Average			-65.0%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$3.89 EC$10.51	-33.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.72	$3.70 EC$10.00	+83.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.12	$9.25 EC$25.00	+28.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €60.19	$49.03 EC$132.50	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €9.95	$7.03 EC$19.00	-39.8%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €69.66	$50.57 EC$136.67	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.18	$53.96 EC$145.83	+42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €75.56	$107.92 EC$291.67	+21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €99.51	$129.51 EC$350.00	+10.9%
Average			+9.3%

Rome vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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