Cost of living comparison
Togo is 16.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Togo instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$0.89
F CFA540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.86
F CFA521
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.53
F CFA934
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$1.27
F CFA772
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
|
pay 0.8% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 54.7% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
|
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