Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 17.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.38
៛13,617.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$5.85
៛23,602.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.81
៛3,287.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.46
៛1,862.12
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.57
៛6,353.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$6.44
៛25,994.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$7.76
៛31,317.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.82
៛7,350.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$1.96
៛7,893.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.44
៛5,825.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.53
៛2,142.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.42
៛5,720.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.61
៛2,447.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.56
៛2,255.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.50
៛2,000.91
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.64
៛18,732.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.81
៛172,734.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$49,000.00
៛197,698,914.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.59
៛30,623.16
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$31.00
៛125,078.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$324.56
៛1,309,475.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$209.52
៛845,342.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$66.18
៛267,015.94
|
|
pay 29.9% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$212.97
៛859,250.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$6,508.57
៛26,259,949.15
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.90
៛3,631.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$2.20
៛8,859.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.53
៛6,173.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$43.83
៛176,836.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$5.50
៛22,190.69
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$22.98
៛92,707.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$18.07
៛72,893.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$69.01
៛278,440.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$33.05
៛133,336.29
|
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