Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 2.4 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,102
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,832
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD293
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,071
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,301
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,992
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,318
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,901
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD632
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD679
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD400
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD369
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,530
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,854
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,794,329
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,413
|
?? | |
pay 60.3% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,363
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD367,920
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD247,461
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,386
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,513
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,687,093
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,379
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,102
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,702
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD43,061
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD11,003
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD31,071
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,446
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,448
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,283
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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