Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 29.0% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 44.2% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zambia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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