Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 2.9% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Belize, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
|
Belize
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.94
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.07
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
|
Belize
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
Belize
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.82
BZD47.96
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,386.00
BZD55,134.43
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.59
BZD63.59
|
?? | |
pay 16.4% less for housing
|
Belize
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD150.84
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.84
BZD1,304.24
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.75
BZD786.67
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.96
BZD169.03
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Belize
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Belize
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.02
BZD78.56
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
Belize
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.28
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.46
BZD65.35
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.33
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.15
BZD255.99
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
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