Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 19.3% cheaper than Austria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.7% less in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 29.6% more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
-
pay 1.3% less in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 30.1% less in Saint Lucia
- Childcare
-
pay 51.1% less in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.2% less in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
-
pay 1.0% less in Saint Lucia
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Saint Lucia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.75
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.98
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.30
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Austria
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.41
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.82
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.39
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.81
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.30
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.81
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
Austria
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.88
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,691.35
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.37
|
?? | |
pay 30.1% less for housing
Austria
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.57
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€800.07
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€675.84
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€264.56
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 51.1% less for childcare
Austria
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€418.49
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,591.98
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.46
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.48
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€44.01
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.06
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Austria
|
Saint Lucia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.62
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€42.10
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€84.54
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.86
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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