Cost of living comparison
Iran is 39.2% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.1% less in Iran
- Groceries
-
pay 65.1% less in Iran
- Transportation
-
pay 45.5% more in Iran
- Housing
-
pay 56.8% less in Iran
- Childcare
-
pay 67.2% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 64.5% less in Iran
- Clothing
-
pay 29.9% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.77
IRR158,490
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$3.72
IRR156,493
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.85
IRR35,754
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.81
IRR33,897
|
|
pay 65.1% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.50
IRR20,948
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$2.06
IRR86,695
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$2.72
IRR114,463
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.20
IRR50,699
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.58
IRR66,675
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.47
IRR19,616
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.75
IRR31,691
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.49
IRR20,437
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.30
IRR12,798
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.26
IRR10,892
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.24
IRR10,037
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$2.50
IRR105,203
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.01
IRR463,237
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,593,915
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.96
IRR124,748
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$11.98
IRR504,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$337.20
IRR14,191,857
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$231.30
IRR9,735,002
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$12.31
IRR518,136
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$88.94
IRR3,743,229
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,274,587
|
|
pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.81
IRR34,246
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.24
IRR52,340
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.96
IRR82,606
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$17.71
IRR745,358
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$1.59
IRR66,809
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,813
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$29.13
IRR1,225,930
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$104.63
IRR4,403,657
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$65.71
IRR2,765,569
|
|
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