Cost of living comparison

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Saint Lucia vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 37.6% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 43.9% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 37.9% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 21.2% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 54.4% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Chile, you would:

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pay 7.5% less for restaurants

	Chile	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.12 CLF0.2000	$6.48 EC$17.50	-20.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.20 CLF0.1800	$7.55 EC$20.41	+4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CLF0.0300	$1.45 EC$3.93	+9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 CLF0.0300	$0.90 EC$2.43	-24.1%
Average			-7.5%

Chile vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Chile	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 CLF0.0400	$1.28 EC$3.45	-17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 CLF0.1300	$4.53 EC$12.25	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 CLF0.1100	$7.57 EC$20.46	+74.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 CLF0.0800	$3.36 EC$9.09	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$4.41 EC$11.93	+59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83 CLF0.0200	$2.82 EC$7.63	+242.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$0.75 EC$2.02	-4.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$1.98 EC$5.36	+146.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 CLF0.0200	$3.01 EC$8.13	+310.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CLF0.0100	$2.63 EC$7.11	+372.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 CLF0.0200	$0.78 EC$2.12	+23.5%
Average			+108.9%

Chile vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.9% more for transportation

	Chile	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$5.70 EC$15.40	+10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.34 CLF0.8300	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,204.48 CLF401.6600	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+77.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 CLF0.3300	??
Average			+43.9%

Chile vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.9% more for housing

	Chile	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 CLF0.5300	$50.26 EC$135.83	+133.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.06 CLF11.2300	$456.48 EC$1,233.67	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.28 CLF8.9100	$379.27 EC$1,025.00	+5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.13 CLF1.9400	$87.25 EC$235.78	+11.7%
Average			+37.9%

Chile vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay 21.2% more for childcare

	Chile	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$313.82 CLF7.7800	$164.97 EC$445.83	-47.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,486.89 CLF111.2200	$8,510.48 EC$23,000.00	+89.7%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 CLF0.0700	$2.23 EC$6.03	-18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 CLF0.0700	$3.22 EC$8.70	+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.08 CLF0.1300	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.53 CLF1.0000	$40.09 EC$108.33	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.89 CLF0.1500	$6.94 EC$18.75	+17.9%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 54.4% more for clothing

	Chile	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89 CLF1.0900	$50.57 EC$136.67	+15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.66 CLF0.7100	$57.04 EC$154.17	+99.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.62 CLF1.5300	$103.30 EC$279.17	+67.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.35 CLF1.9400	$106.38 EC$287.50	+35.8%
Average			+54.4%

Chile vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2025

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