Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 57.3% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 42.7% more for restaurants
|
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
|
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
?? | |
pay 66.2% more for housing
|
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 59.5% more for childcare
|
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
|
Botswana
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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