Cost of living comparison
Israel is 82.5% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Israel instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$18.66
₪70.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$14.78
₪55.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$2.57
₪9.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$2.12
₪7.95
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$2.27
₪8.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$6.89
₪25.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.60
₪24.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$3.71
₪13.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.43
₪16.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.37
₪5.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.93
₪3.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.78
₪2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.84
₪3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.61
₪2.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.62
₪2.32
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.24
₪27.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$54.77
₪205.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$38,392.11
₪144,067.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.38
₪50.21
|
|
pay 76.5% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$26.60
₪99.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$993.65
₪3,728.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$858.83
₪3,222.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$173.67
₪651.72
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$870.80
₪3,267.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$11,400.36
₪42,780.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$7.84
₪29.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$3.63
₪13.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.56
₪35.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$65.58
₪246.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$11.89
₪44.63
|
|
pay 30.9% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$88.40
₪331.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$57.67
₪216.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$114.82
₪430.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$130.62
₪490.17
|
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