Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 3.2 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR212.28
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR905.35
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.07
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.25
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.70
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR432.78
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR379.40
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR202.42
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR190.73
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR133.11
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.43
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.18
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.01
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR24.97
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.21
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR653.37
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,150.15
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,164,963.44
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,229.69
|
?? | |
pay 5.6 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,255.48
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,320.14
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,119.52
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,797.81
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,964.84
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR383,353.40
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 95.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR297.79
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR211.48
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR392.19
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,244.51
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR399.21
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,884.20
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,646.70
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,441.11
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,126.15
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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