Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 74.9% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
?? | |
pay 93.8% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 14.6% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 56.6% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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