Ireland vs Saint Lucia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ireland Saint Lucia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2744
$1194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5924
$2847
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$3044
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$73.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3931
$1039
💸 GDP per capita
$113K
$14182
😃 Human freedom index
8.92
6.5
❤️ Life expectancy
82.9
72.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
59
🌐 English speaking %
97.5%
43%
🎓 Higher education
89
1
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
5.4M
180K

The average cost of living in Ireland ($2744) is 130% more expensive than in Saint Lucia ($1194). Ireland ranked 8th vs 67th for Saint Lucia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ireland compared to 0.9 months in Saint Lucia. Ranked 6th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ireland vs Saint Lucia

We calculate prices for Ireland and Saint Lucia as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ireland Saint Lucia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.9
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.98
$2.58
 Cappuccino
$4.79
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1858
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3299
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2616
$654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$80.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6911
$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4676
$1496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.74
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$7.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.65
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.4
$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.88
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.32
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.89
$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.6
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1233
$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9516
$10002

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Cities Comparison in Ireland vs Saint Lucia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$3020
593K
Cork
$2634
222K
Galway
$3003
83.5K
Limerick
$1985
62.7K
Waterford
$2373
48.4K
Swords
$2464
40.8K
Drogheda
$2518
41K
Dundalk
$2264
39K
Tralee
$1991
26.1K
Naas
$2480
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2012
22.2K
Wexford
$2043
20.2K

In Saint Lucia

City Cost of living Population
Castries
$1178
20K
Vieux Fort
$1214
15.8K