Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 28.5% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 64.6% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$11.25
€10.79
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$8.28
€7.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$2.75
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
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pay 18.0% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.59
€1.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$7.12
€6.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.94
€4.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$3.18
€3.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$4.48
€4.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.43
€1.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.60
€0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.86
€0.83
|
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pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.73
€5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.71
€27.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$23,757.42
€22,777.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.32
€10.85
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$32.10
€30.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$611.64
€586.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$506.97
€486.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$206.52
€198.01
|
|
pay 95.2% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$480.15
€460.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$8,455.02
€8,106.45
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$3.10
€2.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.97
€1.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.39
€5.17
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$44.69
€42.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$7.50
€7.19
|
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pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Slovenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$97.87
€93.84
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$105.89
€101.52
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$128.14
€122.85
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