Cost of living comparison
Libya is 61.1% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Libya instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.61
LYD22.520
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$4.10
LYD20.010
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.48
LYD2.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
|
pay 63.8% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$2.75
LYD13.460
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.55
LYD17.340
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.68
LYD8.230
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.56
LYD7.620
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.71
LYD3.460
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.42
LYD2.060
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 71.0% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.74
LYD115.960
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$16,046.81
LYD78,388.660
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.88
LYD53.160
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$29.85
LYD145.840
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$191.92
LYD937.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$108.81
LYD531.530
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$17.03
LYD83.200
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$58.75
LYD287.010
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$1,219.10
LYD5,955.310
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.68
LYD3.340
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$0.63
LYD3.060
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.33
LYD11.380
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$25.64
LYD125.260
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$4.44
LYD21.680
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Libya
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$32.50
LYD158.740
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$32.80
LYD160.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$45.23
LYD220.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$65.98
LYD322.320
|
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