Saint Lucia vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saint Lucia Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1166
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$514
$298
🏘️ Family rent
$812
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.3
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1222
$177
💸 GDP per capita
$13980
$1014
😃 Human freedom index
6.5
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
26
🌐 English speaking %
43%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
70
😀 Quality of life
44
24
🏙️ Population
168K
47.1M

The average cost of living in Saint Lucia ($1166) is 75% more expensive than in Uganda ($665). Saint Lucia ranked 64th vs 153rd for Uganda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Lucia compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 94th and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Lucia vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Saint Lucia and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 9 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.

Saint Lucia Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.78
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$584
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$40.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.05%
22.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1473
$1153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1108
$861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$2.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$3.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.31
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.14
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6671
$4412

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In Saint Lucia

City Cost of living Population
Castries
$1159
70K
Vieux Fort
$1196
15.8K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$707
1.68M
Kira Town
$643
317K
Gulu
$579
177K
Kasese
$568
115K
Mbale
$583
96.2K
Jinja
$511
72.9K
Arua
$576
62K
Entebbe
$559
70K
Tororo
$581
41.9K