Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 19.1% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 27.9% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
?? | |
pay 22.5% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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