Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 7.6% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 44.3% more for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
?? | |
pay 73.3% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 41.5% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 79.0% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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