Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 45.7% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$3.08
TND9.510
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
$4.22
TND13.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
$0.59
TND1.840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
$0.26
TND0.810
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
$4.68
TND14.460
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$1.76
TND5.430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
$1.42
TND4.380
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.34
TND7.250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
$0.73
TND2.270
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.23
TND3.790
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.45
TND1.390
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.30
TND0.930
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.27
TND0.840
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$3.04
TND9.410
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.72
TND30.070
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$34,826.68
TND107,707.770
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.91
TND9.000
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Tunisia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$17.81
TND55.080
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$208.82
TND645.830
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
$146.16
TND452.030
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$33.32
TND103.040
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$81.13
TND250.900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$2,010.30
TND6,217.200
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
$1.22
TND3.790
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$0.75
TND2.320
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.24
TND10.030
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
$26.72
TND82.640
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.18
TND12.940
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
$35.81
TND110.750
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
$50.84
TND157.240
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
$83.85
TND259.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
$64.57
TND199.690
|
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