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Russia vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 17.4% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 52.2% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in Russia
Housing: pay 26.5% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 51.2% more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.5% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Russia

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Russia.

Russia vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 22.0% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.65 RUB780.44	+30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.53 RUB447.15	-25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.06 RUB85.34	-45.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.51 RUB41.44	-47.2%
Average			-22.0%

Saint Lucia vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.2% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$0.63 RUB50.96	-62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.02 RUB406.05	-10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$4.22 RUB341.27	-45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$1.60 RUB129.25	-62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.20 RUB177.89	-50.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$0.79 RUB63.82	-77.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.80 RUB64.83	+6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.93 RUB75.18	-67.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$1.25 RUB101.41	-58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.38 RUB30.67	-85.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.30 RUB24.50	-61.4%
Average			-52.2%

Saint Lucia vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$2.69 RUB217.77	-54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.72 RUB1,755.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$31,562.55 RUB2,551,617.54	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.94 RUB399.76
Average			-21.9%

Saint Lucia vs. Russia - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.5% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$7.57 RUB611.91	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$433.96 RUB35,082.84	-5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$300.84 RUB24,321.09	-23.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$82.77 RUB6,691.12	+4.5%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 51.2% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$300.70 RUB24,309.45	+51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,780.29 RUB628,983.81
Average			+51.2%

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pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$1.70 RUB137.38	-56.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.17 RUB175.26	-41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$2.68 RUB216.88	-71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$35.84 RUB2,897.65	-26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$5.13 RUB414.34	-27.1%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$62.56 RUB5,057.24	+23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$43.72 RUB3,534.72	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$102.93 RUB8,321.40	-4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$97.34 RUB7,868.90	-24.8%
Average			-6.2%

Saint Lucia vs. Russia - Cost of clothing

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