Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 38.1% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 89.6% more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.26
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.31
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.40
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 80.0% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.53
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,901.05
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.04
|
?? | |
pay 6.1% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.44
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,442.91
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,049.61
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.69
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 2.6% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,137.85
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,765.47
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.96
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.08
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.43
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.10
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.80
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.12
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.15
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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