Cost of living comparison
Laos is 0.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Laos instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
|
pay 58.1% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
|
pay 13.3% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
|
pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Laos
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
|
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