Cost of living comparison

Saint Lucia

compared to

Spain

Spain vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Spain is 23.1% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% more in Spain
Groceries: pay 40.1% less in Spain
Transportation: pay 22.3% more in Spain
Housing: pay 82.0% more in Spain
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% less in Spain
Clothing: pay 8.4% less in Spain

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

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Spain vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.1% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.25 EC$25.00	$16.08 €14.31	+73.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$10.79 €9.61	+29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.54 €2.26	+30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.62	$1.76 €1.57	+81.6%
Average			+53.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Spain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.1% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 EC$5.02	$1.49 €1.33	-19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$7.20 €6.40	+28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.75 EC$20.95	$4.49 €4.00	-42.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.71 EC$12.73	$3.29 €2.93	-30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.10 EC$11.09	$3.74 €3.33	-8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.89 EC$10.50	$1.16 €1.03	-70.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.02	$0.93 €0.83	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.96 €0.85	-74.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$6.66 EC$18.00	$1.24 €1.10	-81.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 EC$4.17	$0.84 €0.75	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 EC$2.50	$0.89 €0.79	-3.6%
Average			-40.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Spain - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.3% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.83 EC$15.75	$6.62 €5.89	+13.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.07 €27.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$34,519.36 €30,723.47	+33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.43 €14.62
Average			+22.3%

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pay 82.0% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.54 EC$117.67	$29.92 €26.63	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	$925.54 €823.76	+102.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.35 EC$933.33	$728.71 €648.57	+111.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.71 EC$231.64	$109.11 €97.11	+27.3%
Average			+82.0%

Saint Lucia vs. Spain - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$212.76 EC$575.00	$480.60 €427.75	+125.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,049.60 €8,054.47
Average			+125.9%

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pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$3.31 €2.94	-14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.30 €2.04	-38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$6.23 €5.54	-32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.57 EC$131.25	$47.01 €41.84	-3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 EC$17.50	$9.34 €8.32	+44.3%
Average			-8.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Spain - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.4% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.73 EC$142.50	$80.62 €71.76	+52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 EC$143.75	$36.25 €32.27	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.01 EC$300.00	$90.09 €80.18	-18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$108.00 €96.12	-16.6%
Average			-8.4%

Saint Lucia vs. Spain - Cost of clothing

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