Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 56.1% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 9.7% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 13.4% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 88.4% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 3.7 times more in Saint Lucia

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

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Saint Lucia vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$9.25 EC$25.00	+241.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$8.33 EC$22.50	+22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.94 EC$5.25	+148.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.97 EC$2.62	+73.8%
Average			+116.2%

Rwanda vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$1.86 EC$5.02	+77.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$5.61 EC$15.17	+166.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$7.75 EC$20.95	+145.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$4.71 EC$12.73	+188.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$4.10 EC$11.09	+97.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$3.89 EC$10.50	+254.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.75 EC$2.02	+111.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$3.70 EC$10.00	+436.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$6.66 EC$18.00	+1293.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$1.54 EC$4.17	+584.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.93 EC$2.50	+173.9%
Average			+239.6%

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pay 9.7% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$5.83 EC$15.75	-16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	??
Average			-9.7%

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pay 13.4% less for housing

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$43.54 EC$117.67	+107.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$345.35 EC$933.33	-16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$85.71 EC$231.64	+33.3%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 88.4% more for childcare

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$212.76 EC$575.00	+88.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	??
Average			+88.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$3.89 EC$10.51	+282.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$3.70 EC$10.00	+52.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$9.25 EC$25.00	+355.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$48.57 EC$131.25	+81.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$6.48 EC$17.50	+91.2%
Average			+126.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$52.73 EC$142.50	+203.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$53.19 EC$143.75	+241.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$111.01 EC$300.00	+399.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$129.51 EC$350.00	+282.4%
Average			+274.9%

Rwanda vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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