Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.1 times more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Australia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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