Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.3 times more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$18.85
€18.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$9.88
€9.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$7.68
€7.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
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pay 2.8% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.37
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$34.01
€32.61
|
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pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
|
pay 63.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$5.20
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$33.59
€32.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
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pay 12.0% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$127.67
€122.41
|
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