Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 21.4% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 13.1% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 33.3% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
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