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United Arab Emirates vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 43.4% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 38.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 4.2% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 9.7% more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 17.7% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.91 AED29.06	+6.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.65 AED31.75	+16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.04 AED3.83	-46.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.50 AED1.85	-48.1%
Average			-17.7%

Saint Lucia vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.1% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$1.47 AED5.39	-12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.36 AED19.68	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$6.96 AED25.56	-10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$2.81 AED10.34	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.68 AED13.51	-16.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$0.98 AED3.59	-71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.75 AED2.75	-0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.73 AED2.69	-74.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.59 AED2.15	-80.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.48 AED1.76	-81.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.53 AED1.93	-32.9%
Average			-38.1%

Saint Lucia vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$2.91 AED10.69	-50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.10 AED195.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.50 AED31.21
Average			-4.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Saint Lucia	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$101.41 AED372.42	+146.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+211.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+153.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$122.67 AED450.49	+54.8%
Average			+141.7%

Saint Lucia vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+150.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10
Average			+150.0%

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pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$10.43 AED38.31	+168.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.99 AED18.32	+34.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$6.23 AED22.88	-32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$75.55 AED277.45	+54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$13.19 AED48.44	+87.6%
Average			+62.4%

Saint Lucia vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.7% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$75.04 AED275.58	+48.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$59.50 AED218.51	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$105.66 AED388.03	-2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$106.53 AED391.23	-17.7%
Average			+9.7%

Saint Lucia vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of clothing

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