Cost of living comparison

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Canberra vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 2.5 times more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 79.2% more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 7.3% less in Canberra
Transportation: pay 11.7% less in Canberra
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 8.8 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.3% more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.2% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$16.34 A$24.57	+120.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.81 A$14.74	+32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.59 A$3.89	+33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$2.24 A$3.36	+130.4%
Average			+79.2%

Saint Lucia vs. Canberra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.71 A$4.07	+61.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$4.99 A$7.50	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$5.50 A$8.26	-29.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$4.31 A$6.49	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$4.17 A$6.27	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.48 A$2.22	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.35 A$2.02	+78.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.33 A$2.01	-53.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$1.86 A$2.80	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$1.01 A$1.52	-61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.04 A$1.57	+32.8%
Average			-7.3%

Saint Lucia vs. Canberra - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.7% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.42 A$6.64	-24.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$122.90 A$184.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.93 A$28.45
Average			-11.7%

Saint Lucia vs. Canberra - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$51.97 A$78.13	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	+237.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	+196.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$159.03 A$239.07	+100.7%
Average			+140.2%

Saint Lucia vs. Canberra - Cost of housing

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pay 8.8 times more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	+782.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89
Average			+782.0%

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pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$6.54 A$9.83	+68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.41 A$5.12	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$31.05 A$46.68	+235.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$58.70 A$88.24	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$13.07 A$19.66	+86.0%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$69.40 A$104.33	+37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$57.75 A$86.81	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$94.06 A$141.40	-12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$118.40 A$177.99	-8.6%
Average			+5.7%

Saint Lucia vs. Canberra - Cost of clothing

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