Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 31.0% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$9.75
CRC4,898.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$9.08
CRC4,563.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$2.01
CRC1,010.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.49
CRC749.53
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$2.53
CRC1,272.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$3.76
CRC1,890.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.98
CRC3,505.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$3.21
CRC1,614.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.97
CRC1,995.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.79
CRC899.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.62
CRC310.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.22
CRC611.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.22
CRC613.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.09
CRC549.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.11
CRC559.66
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.63
CRC2,827.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.00
CRC24,622.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,619,910.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.62
CRC7,850.42
|
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$48.50
CRC24,372.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$778.04
CRC390,976.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$547.50
CRC275,129.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$68.26
CRC34,300.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$519.07
CRC260,839.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,521,518.53
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.73
CRC1,370.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$3.65
CRC1,836.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.58
CRC2,302.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$59.46
CRC29,879.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$8.63
CRC4,334.66
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$65.32
CRC32,826.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$44.54
CRC22,382.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$110.39
CRC55,470.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$97.22
CRC48,853.04
|
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