Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 2.2 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 73.7% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,536
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,053
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,295
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,036
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,123
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,310
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,422
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,711
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,974
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,146,028
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,154
|
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pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,436
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,987
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,329
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,813
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 29.7% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,608
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,693,241
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 91.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,281
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,480
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,132
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,080
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,039
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,110
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,889
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,792
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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