Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 10.7% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 89.6% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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