Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 29.8% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.09
R$29.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.99
R$5.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.60
R$3.50
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Brazil
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$3.98
R$23.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.44
R$19.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.52
R$8.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.81
R$4.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.53
R$3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.45
R$2.62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.63
R$3.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.49
R$2.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.46
R$2.67
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.67
R$21.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.48
R$228.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.39
R$42.85
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
|
pay 17.6% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.55
R$9.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.55
R$9.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.94
R$11.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$21.85
R$126.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$5.84
R$33.84
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$56.60
R$328.09
|
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