Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 9.2 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.11
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP22.10
|
$8.01
EC$21.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.37
|
$1.59
EC$4.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.70
|
$0.87
EC$2.34
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.45
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.89
|
$4.32
EC$11.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.34
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.06
|
$3.31
EC$8.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.46
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$3.33
EC$8.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.28
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.43
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.34
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.96
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.05
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.42
|
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP14,075.55
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP168.40
|
?? | |
pay 60.8% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP301.62
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$363.08
EC$981.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP538.18
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 51.2 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP261.40
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP201.08
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.04
|
$2.14
EC$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.04
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP24.13
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$35.46
EC$95.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.05
|
$48.80
EC$131.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP25.13
|
$54.35
EC$146.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP50.27
|
$99.44
EC$268.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP70.38
|
$107.92
EC$291.67
|
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