Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 24.2% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Groceries
-
pay 50.2% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Transportation
-
pay 5.8% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Housing
-
pay 38.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Childcare
-
pay 6.0% more in Kyrgyzstan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
- Clothing
-
pay 15.0% less in Kyrgyzstan
Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.80
KGS501.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$5.68
KGS491.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.68
KGS58.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.33
KGS28.63
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.48
KGS41.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$5.14
KGS444.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.25
KGS280.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.76
KGS151.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.41
KGS208.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.47
KGS40.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.85
KGS73.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.94
KGS81.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.90
KGS77.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.23
KGS19.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.24
KGS20.75
|
|
pay 5.8% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$2.90
KGS250.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$7.54
KGS651.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,407,888.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.18
KGS360.84
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$12.05
KGS1,040.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$474.69
KGS41,012.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$353.07
KGS30,504.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$23.19
KGS2,003.56
|
|
pay 6.0% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$230.15
KGS19,884.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$6,168.50
KGS532,958.70
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.16
KGS100.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.06
KGS177.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.56
KGS134.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$43.01
KGS3,715.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$4.35
KGS375.87
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$40.60
KGS3,508.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$38.86
KGS3,357.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$103.88
KGS8,975.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$96.67
KGS8,352.67
|
|
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