Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 38.5% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
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pay 0.7% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
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