Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 14.1% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 36.7% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
|
pay 37.5% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
|
pay 45.3% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
|
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