Cost of living comparison

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Saint Lucia vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 2.2 times more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.5% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 52.7% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 19.4% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.5% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,020	$7.40 EC$20.00	+114.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF10,039	$7.40 EC$20.00	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,249	$1.94 EC$5.25	+126.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF833	$0.97 EC$2.63	+69.7%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,523	$1.67 EC$4.52	+59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,286	$5.61 EC$15.17	+148.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,848	$7.76 EC$20.96	+193.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,409	$4.24 EC$11.46	+156.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,051	$4.41 EC$11.93	+110.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,679	$3.43 EC$9.27	+197.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF537	$0.75 EC$2.04	+104.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,022	$2.86 EC$7.72	+307.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF698	$3.01 EC$8.13	+527.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF331	$2.62 EC$7.09	+1052.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF569	$0.78 EC$2.12	+100.7%
Average			+268.9%

Rwanda vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,439	$5.85 EC$15.82	+32.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,667	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,650,929	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF21,082	??
Average			+20.1%

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pay 52.7% more for housing

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,361	$41.07 EC$111.00	+110.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF837,921	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF469,617	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF58,218	$79.23 EC$214.12	+98.2%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 19.4% more for childcare

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF242,614	$198.89 EC$537.50	+19.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,419,593	??
Average			+19.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,506	$3.89 EC$10.51	+275.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,368	$3.70 EC$10.00	+60.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,510	$9.25 EC$25.00	+436.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,734	$49.03 EC$132.50	+56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,020	$7.03 EC$19.00	+103.9%
Average			+186.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,942	$50.57 EC$136.67	+163.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF28,110	$53.96 EC$145.83	+179.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,464	$107.92 EC$291.67	+369.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF55,216	$129.51 EC$350.00	+241.5%
Average			+238.5%

Rwanda vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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