Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 34.3% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
|
pay 62.9% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
|
pay 6.5% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
|
pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
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