Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 13.9% more expensive than Haiti overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 36.8% less in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 81.8% more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
-
pay 82.9% more in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 40.7% less in Saint Lucia
- Childcare
-
pay 44.5% more in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.3% less in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
-
pay 25.9% less in Saint Lucia
The cost of transportation, groceries, and childcare in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Haiti. Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Saint Lucia. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 36.8% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,570.17
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,489.82
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG261.69
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG196.27
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 81.8% more for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG327.12
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG654.24
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG742.97
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG365.76
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG903.93
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG296.76
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.22
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.35
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.35
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG296.76
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG166.18
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 82.9% more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG262.59
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,616.94
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,579,652.91
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG468.43
|
?? | |
pay 40.7% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,718.13
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,070.98
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG116,454.03
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,005.96
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 44.5% more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,084.72
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG898,632.81
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG654.24
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG215.59
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG261.69
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,099.32
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,308.47
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,467.78
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,813.54
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,701.67
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,627.08
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
|
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