Cost of living comparison
Togo is 27.5% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Togo instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.28
F CFA1,437
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$5.71
F CFA3,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$2.20
F CFA1,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.95
F CFA599
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.96
F CFA606
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$3.65
F CFA2,295
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$7.54
F CFA4,744
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.71
F CFA1,074
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.93
F CFA583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.36
F CFA855
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.54
F CFA971
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.24
F CFA777
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.73
F CFA1,088
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.03
F CFA2,533
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.02
F CFA30,827
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$13,071.14
F CFA8,220,617
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.19
F CFA2,004
|
|
pay 21.7% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$53.43
F CFA33,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$263.47
F CFA165,697
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$100.08
F CFA62,939
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$107.20
F CFA67,422
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$106.20
F CFA66,793
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$4,792.75
F CFA3,014,226
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.82
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$3.81
F CFA2,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.88
F CFA1,182
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$31.86
F CFA20,038
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 54.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$20.70
F CFA13,016
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$22.33
F CFA14,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$31.04
F CFA19,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$77.88
F CFA48,981
|
|
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