Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 25.8% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.0% less in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 74.6% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Saint Lucia

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

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Saint Lucia vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.1% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.52 YER2,249	$9.25 EC$25.00	-2.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 YER2,340	$8.33 EC$22.50	-16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 YER523	$1.94 EC$5.25	-12.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 YER279	$0.97 EC$2.62	-17.9%
Average			-10.1%

Yemen vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0% less for groceries

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 YER487	$1.86 EC$5.02	-9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.42 YER1,515	$5.61 EC$15.17	-12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.63 YER3,219	$7.75 EC$20.95	-43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.05 YER1,664	$4.71 EC$12.73	-33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 YER1,298	$4.10 EC$11.09	-25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.80 YER898	$3.89 EC$10.50	+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 YER254	$0.75 EC$2.02	-30.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83 YER669	$3.70 EC$10.00	+30.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 YER346	$6.66 EC$18.00	+354.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 YER313	$1.54 EC$4.17	+16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 YER299	$0.93 EC$2.50	-26.9%
Average			-2.0%

Yemen vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.25 YER2,184	$5.83 EC$15.75	-37.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.67 YER19,994	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,933.01 YER4M	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.17 YER4,998	??
Average			-5.1%

Yemen vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

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pay 74.6% more for housing

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.30 YER23,922	$43.54 EC$117.67	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.13 YER54,109	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	+99.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.13 YER41,357	$345.35 EC$933.33	+97.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.36 YER14,253	$85.71 EC$231.64	+42.0%
Average			+74.6%

Yemen vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.63 YER17,624	$212.76 EC$575.00	+185.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,747.12 YER885K	??
Average			+185.1%

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pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 YER658	$3.89 EC$10.51	+39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.90 YER921	$3.70 EC$10.00	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 YER1,250	$9.25 EC$25.00	+74.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.84 YER10,825	$48.57 EC$131.25	+5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 YER1,400	$6.48 EC$17.50	+9.3%
Average			+16.0%

Yemen vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.14 YER17,744	$52.73 EC$142.50	-29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$103.71 YER24,492	$53.19 EC$143.75	-48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.02 YER18,661	$111.01 EC$300.00	+40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 YER23,826	$129.51 EC$350.00	+28.4%
Average			-10.2%

Yemen vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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