Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 22.8% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$1.61
KMF758
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$1.55
KMF731
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.13
KMF531
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.21
KMF101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.24
KMF115
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.79
KMF844
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.46
KMF691
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.22
KMF575
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
|
pay 77.3% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
|
pay 94.8% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.57
KMF741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.88
KMF885
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
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