Cost of living comparison

Saint Lucia

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 22.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 61.3% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 19.0% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 21.6% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.6% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Serbia

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Serbia are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.0% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.25 EC$25.00	$8.70 RSD909	-5.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$9.63 RSD1,006	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.05 RSD215	+5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.62	$1.58 RSD165	+62.2%
Average			+8.0%

Saint Lucia vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.3% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 EC$5.02	$0.78 RSD81	-58.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$4.54 RSD475	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.75 EC$20.95	$4.83 RSD505	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.71 EC$12.73	$2.32 RSD242	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 EC$11.09	$2.82 RSD295	-31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.89 EC$10.50	$0.56 RSD58	-85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.02	$0.78 RSD81	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.72 RSD75	-80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$6.66 EC$18.00	$1.00 RSD104	-85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 EC$4.17	$0.41 RSD43	-73.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 EC$2.50	$0.32 RSD34	-65.0%
Average			-61.3%

Saint Lucia vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.83 EC$15.75	$6.92 RSD724	+18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.68 RSD2,684
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.06 RSD947
Average			+17.4%

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pay 19.0% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.54 EC$117.67	$26.71 RSD2,792	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	$340.23 RSD35,559	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.35 EC$933.33	$248.38 RSD25,959	-28.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.71 EC$231.64	$130.61 RSD13,650	+52.4%
Average			-19.0%

Saint Lucia vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 21.6% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$212.76 EC$575.00	$258.66 RSD27,033	+21.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,159.32 RSD748K
Average			+21.6%

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pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$2.55 RSD267	-34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.92 RSD200	-48.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$4.33 RSD453	-53.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.57 EC$131.25	$29.21 RSD3,053	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 EC$17.50	$5.57 RSD582	-14.0%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.73 EC$142.50	$82.25 RSD8,596	+56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 EC$143.75	$45.18 RSD4,721	-15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$300.00	$105.67 RSD11,044	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$117.40 RSD12,270	-9.3%
Average			+3.4%

Saint Lucia vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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