Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 64.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Peru, you would:
pay 64.7% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.31
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN20.21
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.88
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN7.07
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.82
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.60
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.35
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.56
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.61
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 25.2% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN20.20
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN66.92
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN75,641.08
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN58.00
|
?? | |
pay 63.8% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN110.59
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,271.15
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN927.15
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN162.79
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 18.7% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN729.56
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN21,031.89
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.75
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.27
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN19.23
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN120.86
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN18.25
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 58.4% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN169.73
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN88.15
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN263.89
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN267.81
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
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