Cost of living comparison
Israel is 81.5% 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
|
$18.92
₪69.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$2.61
₪9.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$2.05
₪7.49
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$6.94
₪25.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.77
₪24.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.50
₪16.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.39
₪5.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.90
₪3.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.79
₪2.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.90
₪3.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.63
₪2.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.60
₪2.20
|
|
pay 29.6% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.15
₪26.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$55.86
₪204.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.71
₪46.43
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
|
pay 98.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$7.94
₪29.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$3.67
₪13.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.64
₪35.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$64.13
₪234.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$11.47
₪41.93
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$128.71
₪470.35
|
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