Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 10.9% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 43.1% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.88
FCFA536
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.47
FCFA895
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.22
FCFA741
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$1.06
FCFA648
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.43
FCFA868
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
|
pay 90.0% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.01
FCFA613
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
|
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