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Saint Lucia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 10.3% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 35.8% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 55.8% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 60.0% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.6% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$7.40 EC$20.00	-6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$7.40 EC$20.00	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$1.94 EC$5.25	+86.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.97 EC$2.63	+92.7%
Average			+39.6%

United Arab Emirates vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$1.67 EC$4.52	+14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$5.61 EC$15.17	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$7.76 EC$20.96	+11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$4.24 EC$11.46	+50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$4.41 EC$11.93	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$3.43 EC$9.27	+250.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.75 EC$2.04	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$2.86 EC$7.72	+290.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$3.01 EC$8.13	+414.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$2.62 EC$7.09	+446.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.78 EC$2.12	+49.0%
Average			+141.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$5.85 EC$15.82	+101.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-29.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	??
Average			+35.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.8% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$41.07 EC$111.00	-59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-60.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$79.23 EC$214.12	-35.4%
Average			-55.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay 60.0% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$198.89 EC$537.50	-60.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	??
Average			-60.0%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$3.89 EC$10.51	-62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$3.70 EC$10.00	-25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$9.25 EC$25.00	+48.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$49.03 EC$132.50	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$7.03 EC$19.00	-46.7%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$50.57 EC$136.67	-32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$53.96 EC$145.83	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$107.92 EC$291.67	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$129.51 EC$350.00	+21.6%
Average			-4.5%

United Arab Emirates vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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