Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 92.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.4% more in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 65.5% more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
-
pay 78.5% more in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 49.6% less in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.0% more in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
-
pay 4.9 times more in Saint Lucia
The cost of clothing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 33.4% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 65.5% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 78.5% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
?? | |
pay 49.6% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
|
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