Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 9.4% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
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Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€12.02
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.70
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.86
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.88
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.35
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.60
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.19
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
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pay 4.7% less for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.58
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.48
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,525.03
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.82
|
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pay 4.9% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.84
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€464.71
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€348.99
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€200.27
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€221.08
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,200.38
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€4.02
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.24
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.57
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.48
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.41
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
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pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Saint Lucia
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€97.25
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€33.01
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€77.84
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€94.50
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
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