Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 73.4% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$19.31
DKK134.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$12.00
DKK83.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$3.60
DKK25.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$2.73
DKK19.02
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$2.59
DKK18.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$5.70
DKK39.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$6.51
DKK45.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$4.07
DKK28.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$4.95
DKK34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.31
DKK9.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$1.38
DKK9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.40
DKK9.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.76
DKK12.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.84
DKK5.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.78
DKK5.43
|
|
pay 38.8% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$8.13
DKK56.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$79.32
DKK552.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$39,887.40
DKK277,868.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.16
DKK161.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$32.80
DKK228.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$904.62
DKK6,301.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$690.34
DKK4,809.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$160.35
DKK1,117.01
|
|
pay 78.7% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$419.05
DKK2,919.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$4,842.90
DKK33,737.17
|
|
pay 83.8% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$6.81
DKK47.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$5.17
DKK36.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.52
DKK59.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$36.38
DKK253.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$15.61
DKK108.78
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$97.12
DKK676.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$42.49
DKK295.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$98.35
DKK685.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$137.97
DKK961.17
|
|
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