Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 14.5% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
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Slovakia
|
Saint Lucia
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.14
€7.72
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.98
€7.57
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
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pay 88.7% more for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Saint Lucia
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
€1.28
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
€5.72
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.25
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
€2.96
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
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pay 3.6% more for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.34
€6.01
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.69
€25.31
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,429.89
€23,168.38
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.64
€11.04
|
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pay 14.1% more for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.60
€19.53
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$566.87
€537.60
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.12
€443.95
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.07
€162.24
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.86
€380.16
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,069.66
€7,652.96
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
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pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
€1.88
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.23
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.24
€4.97
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.04
€37.97
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
€7.79
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
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pay 30.2% more for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.57
€60.29
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.21
€27.70
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.92
€74.85
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.27
€87.51
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
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