Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 7.2% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.05
CRC4,671.69
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
CRC4,635.06
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CRC996.12
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
CRC766.28
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
CRC1,267.28
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
CRC2,040.62
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
CRC3,568.06
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CRC1,659.47
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
CRC2,112.47
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
CRC1,015.37
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC320.06
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC557.66
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
CRC603.27
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC562.00
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
CRC545.95
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
CRC2,939.60
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.78
CRC23,627.37
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,441.08
CRC15,711,679.65
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.02
CRC7,235.74
|
?? | |
pay 5.5% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.97
CRC23,724.64
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.28
CRC377,438.28
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.21
CRC268,500.67
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.96
CRC33,010.18
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$476.14
CRC245,750.98
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,916.17
CRC5,118,074.51
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
CRC1,531.48
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CRC1,771.17
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
CRC2,234.62
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
CRC29,091.09
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
CRC3,848.47
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.44
CRC36,870.65
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.89
CRC24,202.66
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.63
CRC54,517.97
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.19
CRC49,130.23
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
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