Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 60.0% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 93.6% more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
-
pay 12.8% more in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Saint Lucia
- Childcare
-
pay 25.1% less in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.5% more in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
-
pay 35.9% more in Saint Lucia
The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,101
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,089
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,957
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,519
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 93.6% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,715
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,319
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,663
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,733
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,848
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,142
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,071
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,740
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,930
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,058
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,794
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,774
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,645
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,221,112
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,062
|
?? | |
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,616
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,530,005
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,532,522
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,274,812
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,311,173
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,009,475
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 73.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,959
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,074
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,657
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,560
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,384
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 35.9% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,702,730
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,174
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,412,895
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,046
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
|
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