Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 19.9% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.41
JOD3.830
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.49
JOD0.350
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$3.43
JOD2.430
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$5.14
JOD3.650
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$1.70
JOD1.200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.13
JOD1.510
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.57
JOD0.410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.28
JOD0.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.45
JOD3.860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.35
JOD25.070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$27,037.19
JOD19,172.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.31
JOD6.600
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$31.53
JOD22.360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$233.29
JOD165.430
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$178.07
JOD126.270
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$69.14
JOD49.030
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$132.79
JOD94.160
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$4,464.95
JOD3,166.090
|
|
pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$6.11
JOD4.330
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.45
JOD1.740
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.46
JOD2.450
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$46.03
JOD32.640
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$11.76
JOD8.340
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Jordan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$40.64
JOD28.820
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$42.55
JOD30.170
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$89.39
JOD63.390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$67.07
JOD47.560
|
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