Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.3 times more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 58.9% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
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