Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 38.8% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.58
KGS406.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$3.93
KGS349.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.58
KGS51.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.36
KGS31.57
|
|
pay 57.5% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.38
KGS33.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$3.79
KGS336.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$2.81
KGS249.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.57
KGS139.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$2.12
KGS188.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$0.42
KGS37.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.72
KGS63.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.89
KGS79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.70
KGS61.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.22
KGS19.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.19
KGS17.02
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$2.78
KGS246.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.29
KGS558.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$20,116.96
KGS1,786,527.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.32
KGS205.71
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$12.23
KGS1,085.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$319.03
KGS28,332.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$179.18
KGS15,912.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$27.42
KGS2,434.98
|
|
pay 15.2% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$140.84
KGS12,507.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,997.99
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.37
KGS121.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$1.44
KGS128.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.40
KGS124.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$32.47
KGS2,883.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$3.15
KGS279.36
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$22.31
KGS1,980.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$34.40
KGS3,055.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$62.28
KGS5,530.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$60.31
KGS5,355.87
|
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