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Saint Lucia vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 66.3% more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants: pay 97.0% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 9.4% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 56.3% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 61.5% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 34.7% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Jordan. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.0% more for restaurants

	Jordan	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 JOD3.700	$6.48 EC$17.50	+24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.63 JOD4.700	$7.55 EC$20.41	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$1.45 EC$3.93	+203.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$0.90 EC$2.43	+146.3%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Jordan	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 JOD0.360	$1.28 EC$3.45	+150.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.30 JOD2.340	$4.53 EC$12.25	+37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.28 JOD3.750	$7.57 EC$20.46	+43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 JOD1.350	$3.36 EC$9.09	+76.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 JOD1.560	$4.41 EC$11.93	+100.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 JOD0.570	$2.82 EC$7.63	+253.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 JOD0.500	$0.75 EC$2.02	+5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 JOD0.410	$1.98 EC$5.36	+244.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 JOD0.220	$3.01 EC$8.13	+851.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$2.63 EC$7.11	+621.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$0.78 EC$2.12	+128.4%
Average			+228.6%

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pay 9.4% more for transportation

	Jordan	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.41 JOD3.840	$5.70 EC$15.40	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.82 JOD22.570	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,243.27 JOD17,907.570	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.82 JOD6.970	??
Average			+9.4%

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pay 56.3% more for housing

	Jordan	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.16 JOD22.820	$50.26 EC$135.83	+56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.15 JOD197.320	$456.48 EC$1,233.67	+64.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.84 JOD144.610	$379.27 EC$1,025.00	+86.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.53 JOD52.160	$87.25 EC$235.78	+18.7%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 61.5% more for childcare

	Jordan	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$139.70 JOD99.110	$164.97 EC$445.83	+18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,155.50 JOD2,947.910	$8,510.48 EC$23,000.00	+104.8%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Jordan	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 JOD4.000	$2.23 EC$6.03	-60.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 JOD1.830	$3.22 EC$8.70	+24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.47 JOD2.460	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.93 JOD36.130	$40.09 EC$108.33	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 JOD7.600	$6.94 EC$18.75	-35.3%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 34.7% more for clothing

	Jordan	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.98 JOD31.910	$50.57 EC$136.67	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.03 JOD27.690	$57.04 EC$154.17	+46.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.72 JOD57.970	$103.30 EC$279.17	+26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.17 JOD49.070	$106.38 EC$287.50	+53.8%
Average			+34.7%

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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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