Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 56.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.96
EGP196.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$4.84
EGP240.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.31
EGP15.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 69.7% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.76
EGP37.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$1.76
EGP87.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.30
EGP163.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.54
EGP76.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.97
EGP97.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.62
EGP30.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.21
EGP10.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.15
EGP7.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.18
EGP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.21
EGP10.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.23
EGP11.22
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$0.98
EGP48.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.01
EGP596.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$29,154.15
EGP1,447,508.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.65
EGP131.78
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$7.63
EGP378.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$206.11
EGP10,233.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$111.12
EGP5,517.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$11.85
EGP588.47
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$66.57
EGP3,305.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$1,472.73
EGP73,121.20
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.79
EGP89.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.38
EGP68.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.85
EGP91.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$21.86
EGP1,085.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$2.68
EGP132.98
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$23.44
EGP1,163.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$48.49
EGP2,407.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$97.17
EGP4,824.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$36.98
EGP1,836.24
|
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