Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 36.1% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.20
COP18,446.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$6.62
COP29,064.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.78
COP3,444.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.60
COP2,614.03
|
|
pay 52.1% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.27
COP5,582.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$2.16
COP9,501.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.88
COP17,036.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.02
COP8,871.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.19
COP9,608.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.07
COP4,703.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.45
COP1,996.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.55
COP2,422.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.46
COP2,008.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.50
COP2,197.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.45
COP1,988.28
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.05
COP13,406.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.31
COP150,609.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$17,642.99
COP77,448,321.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.10
COP61,887.15
|
|
pay 39.1% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$22.88
COP100,422.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$272.41
COP1,195,824.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$235.87
COP1,035,412.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$66.40
COP291,491.67
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$190.65
COP836,925.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$4,364.51
COP19,159,126.61
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.15
COP5,065.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.40
COP6,164.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.09
COP9,186.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$22.45
COP98,570.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$3.65
COP16,039.54
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$52.02
COP228,356.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$38.22
COP167,797.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$81.60
COP358,224.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$69.09
COP303,270.58
|
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