Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 36.4% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 91.6% more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Uruguay
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$14.85
$573.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$2.29
$88.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$1.66
$64.17
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$5.05
$194.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$4.04
$156.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$4.93
$190.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.08
$41.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$1.39
$53.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.73
$28.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$1.20
$46.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.80
$30.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.81
$31.26
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$7.10
$274.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.61
$640.82
|
|
pay 24.9% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
|
pay 87.0% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$3.62
$139.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$3.84
$147.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$9.51
$366.78
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
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