Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 11.0% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 33.1% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
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