Cost of living comparison

Saint Lucia

compared to

France

France vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

France is 39.5% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.6% more in France
Groceries: pay 25.7% less in France
Transportation: pay 33.4% more in France
Housing: pay 74.6% more in France
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in France
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% more in France
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in France

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in France are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in France.

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France vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.6% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	France
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.25 EC$25.00	$17.55 €15.62	+89.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$12.68 €11.29	+52.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$3.10 €2.76	+59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.62	$1.94 €1.73	+100.1%
Average			+73.6%

Saint Lucia vs. France - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	France
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 EC$5.02	$1.96 €1.74	+5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$9.38 €8.35	+67.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.75 EC$20.95	$5.01 €4.46	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.71 EC$12.73	$4.05 €3.60	-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 EC$11.09	$5.80 €5.16	+41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.89 EC$10.50	$1.38 €1.23	-64.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.02	$1.06 €0.94	+41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.28 €1.14	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$6.66 EC$18.00	$1.60 €1.43	-75.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 EC$4.17	$0.93 €0.83	-39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 EC$2.50	$1.01 €0.90	+9.4%
Average			-25.7%

Saint Lucia vs. France - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.4% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	France
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.83 EC$15.75	$8.00 €7.12	+37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.34 €47.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$33,426.60 €29,750.88	+29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.80 €18.51
Average			+33.4%

Saint Lucia vs. France - Cost of transportation

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pay 74.6% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	France
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.54 EC$117.67	$31.99 €28.47	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	$816.57 €726.77	+78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.35 EC$933.33	$649.54 €578.12	+88.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.71 EC$231.64	$153.65 €136.76	+79.3%
Average			+74.6%

Saint Lucia vs. France - Cost of housing

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	France
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$212.76 EC$575.00	$901.10 €802.01	+323.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,924.68 €11,503.43
Average			+323.5%

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pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	France
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$7.05 €6.28	+81.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.64 €3.24	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$13.52 €12.03	+46.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.57 EC$131.25	$38.05 €33.86	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 EC$17.50	$12.82 €11.41	+98.0%
Average			+30.2%

Saint Lucia vs. France - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	France
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.73 EC$142.50	$93.79 €83.48	+77.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 EC$143.75	$44.21 €39.34	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$300.00	$102.75 €91.45	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$129.67 €115.41	+0.1%
Average			+8.2%

Saint Lucia vs. France - Cost of clothing

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