Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 30.9% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 47.0% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
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