Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 20.6% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.26
THB76.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.63
THB21.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.35
THB11.82
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$7.97
THB269.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.00
THB202.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.07
THB36.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$1.19
THB40.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.48
THB16.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.79
THB26.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.63
THB21.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.64
THB21.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.45
THB15.39
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.25
THB143.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.11
THB747.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.24
THB312.43
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
|
pay 60.5% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.87
THB63.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.81
THB61.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.52
THB118.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.45
THB184.45
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
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