Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 28.7% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 49.5% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$5.29
€4.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.34
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
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pay 15.3% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$6.26
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.34
€27.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.59
€7.90
|
|
pay 0.5% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$488.99
€449.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$348.24
€320.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
|
pay 99.7% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$497.03
€457.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Lithuania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.07
€4.66
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$38.81
€35.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.35
€7.68
|
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pay 32.0% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Lithuania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$164.00
€150.82
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