Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 29.0% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 57.6% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.50
FCFA943
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.21
FCFA761
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.16
FCFA733
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.05
FCFA662
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
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