Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 31.7% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 1.5% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 58.4% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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