Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 18.8% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Latvia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.99
€8.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Latvia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$4.58
€4.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$4.83
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.32
€0.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$7.32
€6.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.37
€35.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
pay 44.8% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$342.38
€317.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$247.16
€229.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$261.48
€242.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$2.55
€2.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$37.76
€35.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$7.56
€7.02
|
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pay 10.6% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Latvia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$104.60
€97.14
|
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