Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 15.5% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
|
pay 8.3% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
|
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