Cost of living comparison
Albania is 10.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.5% more in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 32.6% less in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 17.9% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 29.5% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 28.2% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.8% less in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 6.6% less in Albania
The cost of transportation and restaurants in Albania are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.37
ALL768
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$6.97
ALL640
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$1.66
ALL152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.81
ALL74
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$5.29
ALL486
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$7.20
ALL661
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$3.11
ALL286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.11
ALL286
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.59
ALL54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.05
ALL96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.67
ALL62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.81
ALL717
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,619
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,594,740
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.70
ALL2,818
|
|
pay 29.5% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$16.01
ALL1,470
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$447.88
ALL41,116
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$324.85
ALL29,821
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$57.67
ALL5,294
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$168.56
ALL15,474
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$3,514.89
ALL322,667
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.60
ALL238
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.77
ALL163
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.70
ALL340
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$44.45
ALL4,081
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$7.64
ALL701
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$50.86
ALL4,669
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$40.61
ALL3,728
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$90.86
ALL8,341
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$121.22
ALL11,128
|
|
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