Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 8.6% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK80.26
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.40
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.08
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.01
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.88
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.45
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.55
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.55
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.85
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.00
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.30
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.41
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.45
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.66
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.32
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK282.94
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK239,486.37
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK98.32
|
?? | |
pay 2.0% more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK205.71
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,147.15
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,182.06
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK918.07
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 11.8% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,606.89
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,399.87
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.61
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.57
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.23
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK319.80
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.81
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 3.6% more for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK614.56
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK281.12
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK715.52
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK718.85
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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