Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 3.5% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 61.2% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$1.23
FCFA762
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.31
FCFA813
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.16
FCFA722
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.43
FCFA891
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.04
FCFA645
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.11
FCFA692
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
|
pay 36.3% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.98
FCFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Gabon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
|
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