Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.1 times more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$18.47
€17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$2.82
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$7.44
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$5.75
€5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$5.92
€5.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$6.08
€5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.74
€23.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.68
€26.79
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$865.49
€808.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$59.31
€55.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$13.50
€12.61
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$115.79
€108.16
|
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