Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 2.2 times more expensive than Ukraine overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 84.6% more in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 4.0 times more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
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pay 13.4% more in Saint Lucia
- Housing
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pay 3.7 times more in Saint Lucia
- Childcare
-
pay 12.5% more in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
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pay 39.9% more in Saint Lucia
The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Ukraine. Notably, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 84.6% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH241.31
|
$6.48
EC$17.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.84
|
$7.55
EC$20.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.13
|
$1.45
EC$3.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.29
|
$0.90
EC$2.42
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.49
|
$1.28
EC$3.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.36
|
$4.53
EC$12.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.81
|
$7.57
EC$20.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.54
|
$3.36
EC$9.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.82
|
$4.41
EC$11.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.05
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.48
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.24
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.11
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.40
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.82
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.55
|
$5.70
EC$15.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH428.19
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,081,359.64
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,426.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.14
|
?? | |
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH222.28
|
$50.26
EC$135.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,376.40
|
$456.48
EC$1,232.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,804.25
|
$379.27
EC$1,024.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,363.01
|
$87.25
EC$235.56
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,310.66
|
$164.97
EC$445.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,672.90
|
$8,510.48
EC$22,978.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.20
|
$2.23
EC$6.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.76
|
$3.22
EC$8.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.12
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH853.14
|
$40.09
EC$108.23
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.43
|
$6.94
EC$18.73
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,925.81
|
$50.57
EC$136.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,314.44
|
$57.04
EC$154.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,092.42
|
$103.30
EC$278.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,387.35
|
$106.38
EC$287.23
|
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