Cost of living comparison
Syria is 41.0% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Syria instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 40.5% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.38
SYP959
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.32
SYP803
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.29
SYP717
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.25
SYP639
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
|
pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Syria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
|
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