Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 1.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Saint Lucia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 77.5% more for groceries
Finland
|
Saint Lucia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Finland
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
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pay 8.7% more for housing
Finland
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Finland
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Finland
|
Saint Lucia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
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