Cost of living comparison
Russia is 36.5% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Russia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.51
RUB679.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$4.14
RUB432.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.80
RUB83.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.38
RUB40.10
|
|
pay 61.3% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.47
RUB48.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$3.72
RUB387.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.07
RUB320.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.21
RUB126.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.66
RUB172.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.54
RUB56.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.55
RUB57.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.71
RUB74.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.89
RUB92.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.22
RUB22.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.21
RUB21.73
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$2.12
RUB220.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.67
RUB1,842.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$26,642.44
RUB2,779,038.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.15
RUB432.90
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$5.97
RUB623.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$304.49
RUB31,761.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$210.86
RUB21,994.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$64.94
RUB6,773.65
|
|
pay 12.6% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$190.09
RUB19,828.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$5,074.52
RUB529,316.72
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.42
RUB148.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.67
RUB174.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.10
RUB218.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$28.15
RUB2,936.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$3.97
RUB414.45
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$51.85
RUB5,408.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$33.92
RUB3,538.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$76.53
RUB7,982.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$75.61
RUB7,886.95
|
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