Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 72.9% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$21.56
DKK154.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$12.58
DKK90.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$3.50
DKK25.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$2.59
DKK18.56
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$2.91
DKK20.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$5.83
DKK41.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$7.22
DKK51.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$4.38
DKK31.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.74
DKK33.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.28
DKK9.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.37
DKK9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.88
DKK13.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.68
DKK54.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.44
DKK590.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$45,047.14
DKK322,460.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.62
DKK169.06
|
|
pay 63.8% more for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$33.71
DKK241.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$967.90
DKK6,928.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$743.77
DKK5,324.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$157.10
DKK1,124.56
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$519.88
DKK3,721.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$7,190.53
DKK51,472.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$7.44
DKK53.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$5.51
DKK39.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.74
DKK62.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$38.95
DKK278.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$16.76
DKK119.95
|
|
pay 25.3% more for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$93.72
DKK670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$38.81
DKK277.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$105.07
DKK752.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$155.42
DKK1,112.52
|
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