Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 18.6% cheaper than Norway overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.8% less in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 23.5% more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
-
pay 16.9% less in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 38.7% less in Saint Lucia
- Childcare
-
pay 0.1% less in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.3% less in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
-
pay 3.2% less in Saint Lucia
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and childcare are lower in Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK199.41
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK131.00
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK30.99
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.09
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK32.62
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK54.88
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK79.83
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK39.94
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK63.79
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.16
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.59
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK13.90
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK19.58
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.28
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.34
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK78.84
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK724.50
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK349,294.76
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK253.00
|
?? | |
pay 38.7% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK570.28
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,091.73
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,654.08
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,594.93
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 0.1% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK2,930.35
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK65,818.53
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK95.05
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK49.94
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK142.66
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK465.21
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK145.93
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK945.06
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK431.83
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,082.37
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,357.19
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
|
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