Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 21.4% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE539.13
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE513.46
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE227.90
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE125.82
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE265.32
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE710.46
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE529.64
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE296.26
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE347.60
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE170.06
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE123.15
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE147.50
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE207.09
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE112.96
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE91.61
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE681.64
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,669.98
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,080,741.14
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,272.05
|
?? | |
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE6,045.95
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE50,245.82
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,981.52
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,219.77
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,389.19
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE298,318.43
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE284.97
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE189.87
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.11
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,663.90
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE821.53
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,877.84
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,621.11
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,755.68
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,403.71
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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