Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 58.1% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.15
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL121.20
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.17
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.26
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.22
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.15
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL82.99
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.80
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.85
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.50
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.59
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.63
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.67
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.50
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.51
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 12.7% more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.00
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL236.34
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL469,653.11
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.81
|
?? | |
pay 84.4% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL188.44
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,263.09
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,933.99
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,105.55
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,722.79
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL95,616.68
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.73
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.85
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.50
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL768.97
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.05
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,146.65
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL883.76
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,723.74
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,269.70
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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