Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 93.7% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 59.0% more for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
PYG36,806
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.46
PYG35,229
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
PYG8,183
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
PYG4,166
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
PYG5,581
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
PYG23,603
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.10
PYG24,432
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
PYG13,891
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
PYG11,841
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
PYG7,026
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PYG2,805
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
PYG3,688
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,997
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,899
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,134
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 70.7% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
PYG31,280
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
PYG176,670
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,660.35
PYG115,676,551
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
PYG92,541
|
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pay 91.1% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.61
PYG138,987
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.18
PYG2,786,753
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.56
PYG1,984,904
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.46
PYG335,022
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.91
PYG1,577,408
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,432.29
PYG19,191,791
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
PYG8,939
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
PYG15,286
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
PYG11,568
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
PYG225,269
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
PYG40,750
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 45.2% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.31
PYG452,190
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
PYG220,837
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.72
PYG542,209
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.86
PYG543,329
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
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