Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 8.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.3% more in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 23.4% more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
-
pay 21.9% more in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 47.6% less in Saint Lucia
- Childcare
-
pay 11.3% more in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.6% more in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
-
pay 31.3% more in Saint Lucia
The cost of clothing, groceries, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK51.59
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.96
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.32
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.71
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.19
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.16
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK29.23
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.35
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.65
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.48
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.98
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.26
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.42
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.55
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.69
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.87
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK69.54
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK107,829.80
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK91.84
|
?? | |
pay 47.6% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,289.83
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,775.88
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,538.39
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK325.49
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 11.3% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,059.43
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,745.53
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.32
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.64
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK31.16
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK188.32
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK36.12
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK163.55
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK185.74
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK268.28
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK410.17
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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