Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 23.3% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Senegal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Senegal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
?? | |
pay 15.0% less for housing
Senegal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 16.7% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 38.6% more for clothing
Senegal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
|
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