Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 16.3% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 25.7% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥316
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥427
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥340
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥160
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥257
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥319
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥169
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
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pay 32.5% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥661
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
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pay 11.7% more for housing
|
Japan
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥78,281
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,910
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥623
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥9,029
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,873
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
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pay 64.7% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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