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South Africa vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 23.7% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in South Africa
Groceries: pay 50.6% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 20.6% less in South Africa
Housing: pay 3.3% less in South Africa
Childcare: pay 12.8% less in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% less in South Africa
Clothing: pay 22.1% less in South Africa

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are lower in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.33 ZAR157.99	+26.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.11 ZAR86.54	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.03 ZAR17.46	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.80 ZAR13.59	-17.3%
Average			-17.2%

Saint Lucia vs. South Africa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.6% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$1.00 ZAR16.97	-40.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$3.88 ZAR65.75	-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$4.37 ZAR73.98	-43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$2.33 ZAR39.49	-45.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.13 ZAR36.12	-51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$0.73 ZAR12.33	-78.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.65 ZAR11.04	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.68 ZAR11.57	-76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.71 ZAR12.00	-76.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.59 ZAR9.91	-77.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.60 ZAR10.16	-23.5%
Average			-50.6%

Saint Lucia vs. South Africa - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.6% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.92 ZAR83.33	-15.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$56.18 ZAR950.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$21,394.82 ZAR362,135.06	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.34 ZAR158.05
Average			-20.6%

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pay 3.3% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$39.36 ZAR666.17	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$404.16 ZAR6,840.92	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$361.59 ZAR6,120.39	-7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$88.13 ZAR1,491.68	+11.2%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 12.8% less for childcare

	Saint Lucia	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$173.48 ZAR2,936.29	-12.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,962.11 ZAR67,063.83
Average			-12.8%

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pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$2.18 ZAR36.86	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.05 ZAR34.68	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$2.96 ZAR50.17	-68.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$30.26 ZAR512.21	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$6.85 ZAR115.92	-2.6%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 22.1% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$50.74 ZAR858.89	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$32.75 ZAR554.38	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$94.19 ZAR1,594.31	-12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$81.80 ZAR1,384.49	-36.8%
Average			-22.1%

Saint Lucia vs. South Africa - Cost of clothing

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