Cost of living comparison
Chad is 1.2% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Chad instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.90
FCFA567
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.68
FCFA425
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.78
FCFA490
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.06
FCFA668
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.69
FCFA435
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
|
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.23
FCFA771
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$0.94
FCFA591
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
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