Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 73.1% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Togo, you would:
pay 53.3% more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,167
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,161
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,330
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA581
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA432
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,224
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,295
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,041
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,807
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA527
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA828
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA730
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA753
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,054
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 79.5% more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,455
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA29,877
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA7,967,171
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,942
|
?? | |
pay 74.6% more for housing
|
Togo
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,056
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA160,588
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA60,999
|
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA64,640
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 64.7% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA64,733
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,921,296
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,324
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,145
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,254
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,615
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,611
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA18,922
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,471
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
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