Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 88.6% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA813
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA277
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA46
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
?? | |
pay 24.9% more for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 95.2% more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA966
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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