Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 88.3% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
?? | |
pay 50.8% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 66.7% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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