Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 73.4% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$19.51
ISK2,682
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$16.45
ISK2,261
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$2.70
ISK372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$1.95
ISK269
|
|
pay 14.0% more for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$3.16
ISK434
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$6.72
ISK923
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.27
ISK862
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$6.03
ISK829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$7.60
ISK1,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.15
ISK159
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$68.29
ISK9,387
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,458,784
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.23
ISK3,193
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$74.47
ISK10,236
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,778
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$1,325.48
ISK182,187
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$66.99
ISK9,208
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$254.97
ISK35,045
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$5,993.83
ISK823,851
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$4.61
ISK634
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.22
ISK1,542
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$60.00
ISK8,247
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$13.94
ISK1,916
|
|
pay 59.1% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$108.23
ISK14,877
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$59.73
ISK8,210
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$146.94
ISK20,197
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$169.24
ISK23,262
|
|
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