Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 38.9% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
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