Cost of living comparison
Spain is 21.7% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 61.7% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 60.6% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 79.0% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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