Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 20.7% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
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