Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 7.0% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
€10.06
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
€3.50
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
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pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.37
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.18
€35.11
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.87
€9.07
|
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pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$868.97
€799.09
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.04
€625.36
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$397.00
€365.08
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
€1.65
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.44
€37.19
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
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pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
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|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.29
€89.46
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
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