Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 8.5% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.37
MDL115.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
|
pay 42.6% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Moldova
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
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