Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 38.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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