Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 16.5% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
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Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.28
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
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pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
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pay 5.4% less for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.63
|
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pay 11.8% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.14
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€321.70
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.23
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
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pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.87
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.03
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
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pay 16.8% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.15
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
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