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Sri Lanka vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Sri Lanka is 51.1% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% less in Sri Lanka
Groceries: pay 45.0% less in Sri Lanka
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Sri Lanka
Housing: pay 55.1% less in Sri Lanka
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in Sri Lanka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.7% less in Sri Lanka
Clothing: pay 58.4% less in Sri Lanka

Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 42.8% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Sri Lanka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.63 LKR1,125.35	-50.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.90 LKR2,445.07	+6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.73 LKR226.02	-62.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.35 LKR106.96	-64.4%
Average			-42.8%

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pay 45.0% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Sri Lanka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$0.48 LKR148.19	-71.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.72 LKR1,771.40	+1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$6.01 LKR1,861.65	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$1.94 LKR601.91	-54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.05 LKR634.73	-53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.40 LKR742.53	-30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.44 LKR137.52	-41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$2.17 LKR670.98	-24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.55 LKR169.71	-81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.45 LKR140.84	-82.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.51 LKR157.16	-35.3%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Sri Lanka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.12 LKR1,274.51	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.74 LKR3,324.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$24,680.98 LKR7,642,133.63	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.00 LKR928.92
Average			-21.8%

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pay 55.1% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Sri Lanka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$12.84 LKR3,974.38	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$289.17 LKR89,538.15	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$178.38 LKR55,233.97	-54.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$31.64 LKR9,796.87	-60.1%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Sri Lanka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$33.87 LKR10,486.19	-83.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$466.09 LKR144,317.31
Average			-83.0%

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pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Sri Lanka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$2.08 LKR644.52	-46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.39 LKR741.33	-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$9.25 LKR2,864.52
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$15.04 LKR4,655.46	-69.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$3.12 LKR966.78	-55.6%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 58.4% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Sri Lanka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$25.05 LKR7,756.37	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$17.03 LKR5,272.08	-68.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$62.69 LKR19,410.90	-41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$35.07 LKR10,858.87	-72.9%
Average			-58.4%

Saint Lucia vs. Sri Lanka - Cost of clothing

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