Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 34.9% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 2.0% less for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 82.3% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 5.2% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
|
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