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Saint Lucia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 66.3% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 73.5% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 27.4% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 10.1% more for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 BAM11.49	$6.48 EC$17.50	+7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.03 BAM9.59	$7.55 EC$20.41	+50.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 BAM2.99	$1.45 EC$3.93	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BAM1.91	$0.90 EC$2.43	-10.2%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 BAM1.86	$1.28 EC$3.45	+30.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 BAM6.71	$4.53 EC$12.25	+28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 BAM8.87	$7.57 EC$20.46	+62.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 BAM4.79	$3.36 EC$9.09	+33.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 BAM5.81	$4.41 EC$11.93	+44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BAM1.02	$2.82 EC$7.63	+430.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 BAM1.33	$0.75 EC$2.02	+6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.26	$1.98 EC$5.36	+200.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 BAM1.31	$3.01 EC$8.13	+338.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BAM0.80	$2.63 EC$7.11	+523.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BAM0.89	$0.78 EC$2.12	+67.3%
Average			+160.7%

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 BAM10.35	$5.70 EC$15.40	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.51 BAM67.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,491.04 BAM46,701.67	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.78 BAM14.84	??
Average			+11.1%

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pay 73.5% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.89 BAM45.56	$50.26 EC$135.83	+110.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$237.10 BAM452.12	$456.48 EC$1,233.67	+92.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.33 BAM343.86	$379.27 EC$1,025.00	+110.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.25 BAM206.42	$87.25 EC$235.78	-19.4%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.91 BAM266.80	$164.97 EC$445.83	+17.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,744.59 BAM5,233.63	$8,510.48 EC$23,000.00	+210.1%
Average			+114.0%

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BAM3.42	$2.23 EC$6.03	+24.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 BAM2.55	$3.22 EC$8.70	+140.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 BAM6.38	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.77 BAM49.14	$40.09 EC$108.33	+55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 BAM8.86	$6.94 EC$18.75	+49.3%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 27.4% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.86 BAM110.34	$50.57 EC$136.67	-12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.34 BAM57.86	$57.04 EC$154.17	+88.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.76 BAM159.72	$103.30 EC$279.17	+23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.14 BAM183.33	$106.38 EC$287.50	+10.7%
Average			+27.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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