Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 4.7% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.93
F CFA582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.98
F CFA619
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.02
F CFA640
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.82
F CFA513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.99
F CFA621
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.88
F CFA554
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.64
F CFA404
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.54
F CFA340
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.47
F CFA925
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
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