Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 48.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 76.6% more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
-
pay 17.7% more in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 13.6% more in Saint Lucia
- Childcare
-
pay 4.4% less in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.7% more in Saint Lucia
The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA766
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,597
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA477
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA332
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 76.6% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA447
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,108
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,728
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,789
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,560
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA927
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA258
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA653
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA747
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA384
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,026
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 13.6% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,042
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA255,388
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA178,772
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,725
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 4.4% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,617
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,411,259
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA715
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,022
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,022
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,754
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,108
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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