Cost of living comparison
India is 60.8% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in India instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 71.4% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 74.4% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 72.7% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 59.1% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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