Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 2.5% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.50
MVR84.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$8.82
MVR135.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.49
MVR22.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$4.49
MVR68.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.87
MVR105.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.09
MVR32.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.63
MVR25.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.64
MVR25.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.39
MVR21.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.53
MVR8.18
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$3.67
MVR56.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.35
MVR327.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$38,822.39
MVR596,117.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.56
MVR223.54
|
|
pay 82.3% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,108.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$815.78
MVR12,526.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.85
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$143.42
MVR2,202.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,575.76
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$3.15
MVR48.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.74
MVR42.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$7.12
MVR109.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$68.75
MVR1,055.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.17
MVR125.43
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$47.20
MVR724.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$45.15
MVR693.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$106.36
MVR1,633.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$82.23
MVR1,262.61
|
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