Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 21.6% more expensive than Maldives overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.0% more in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 55.4% more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
-
pay 17.0% more in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 35.9% less in Saint Lucia
- Childcare
-
pay 80.8% more in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.1% less in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
-
pay 5.3% more in Saint Lucia
The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Maldives. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Saint Lucia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
?? | |
pay 35.9% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 80.8% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
|
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