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Saint Lucia vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 99.5% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 62.2% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Turkmenistan, you would:

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pay 29.7% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$7.40 EC$20.00	-78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$7.40 EC$20.00	-45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$1.94 EC$5.25	-16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$0.97 EC$2.63	+21.4%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$1.67 EC$4.52	-0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$5.61 EC$15.17	-71.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$7.76 EC$20.96	-57.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$4.24 EC$11.46	-31.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$4.41 EC$11.93	-47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$3.43 EC$9.27	+39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.75 EC$2.04	-81.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$2.86 EC$7.72	-17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$3.01 EC$8.13	+87.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$2.62 EC$7.09	+189.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.78 EC$2.12	-3.1%
Average			+0.5%

Turkmenistan vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$5.85 EC$15.82	+260.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	??
Average			+113.0%

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pay 62.2% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$41.07 EC$111.00	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$79.23 EC$214.12	-81.9%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$198.89 EC$537.50	+770.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	??
Average			+770.1%

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pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$3.89 EC$10.51	-24.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$3.70 EC$10.00	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$9.25 EC$25.00	-64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$49.03 EC$132.50	-74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$7.03 EC$19.00	-50.8%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$50.57 EC$136.67	-23.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$53.96 EC$145.83	-55.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$107.92 EC$291.67	-64.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$129.51 EC$350.00	-30.3%
Average			-43.2%

Turkmenistan vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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