Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 28.3% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 6.8% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
|
pay 52.0% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
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