Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 97.2% more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 9.0% less for restaurants
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
?? | |
pay 76.5% more for housing
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 65.4% more for childcare
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Mauritania
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
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