Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 23.4% cheaper than Denmark.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Denmark, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
|
Denmark
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK154.34
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.58
DKK90.03
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK25.02
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
DKK18.56
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
|
Denmark
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
DKK20.83
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.83
DKK41.75
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
DKK51.68
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
DKK31.35
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
DKK33.93
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
DKK9.14
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
DKK9.80
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
DKK13.48
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
|
Denmark
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
DKK54.95
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.44
DKK590.13
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,047.14
DKK322,460.97
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.62
DKK169.06
|
?? | |
pay 24.3% less for housing
|
Denmark
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.71
DKK241.31
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.90
DKK6,928.53
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.77
DKK5,324.16
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.10
DKK1,124.56
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
|
Denmark
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.88
DKK3,721.46
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.53
DKK51,472.00
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Denmark
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.44
DKK53.28
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
DKK39.43
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
DKK62.56
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.95
DKK278.79
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.76
DKK119.95
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Denmark
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.72
DKK670.86
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.81
DKK277.79
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.07
DKK752.15
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.42
DKK1,112.52
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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