Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 2.2 times more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.7% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 36.6% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 25.1% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.7% more for restaurants

	Kenya	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.25 KES420.11	$6.48 EC$17.48	+99.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.64 KES729.85	$7.55 EC$20.39	+33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.13	$1.45 EC$3.92	+164.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 KES58.84	$0.90 EC$2.42	+97.3%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Kenya	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 KES64.89	$1.28 EC$3.44	+154.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 KES498.54	$4.53 EC$12.24	+17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.73 KES353.03	$7.57 EC$20.44	+177.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 KES205.50	$3.36 EC$9.08	+111.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 KES284.50	$4.41 EC$11.91	+100.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 KES142.66	$2.82 EC$7.63	+156.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 KES56.87	$0.75 EC$2.02	+69.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 KES85.04	$1.98 EC$5.36	+201.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KES42.06	$3.01 EC$8.13	+825.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 KES38.95	$2.63 EC$7.11	+774.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 KES51.14	$0.78 EC$2.12	+98.5%
Average			+244.3%

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pay 36.6% more for transportation

	Kenya	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.65 KES731.33	$5.70 EC$15.39	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.71 KES4,231.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,627.25 KES2,150,734.66	$28,676.62 EC$77,426.90	+72.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 KES1,362.38	??
Average			+36.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kenya	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.26 KES4,948.44	$50.26 EC$135.71	+31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$175.35 KES22,681.67	$456.48 EC$1,232.51	+160.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.93 KES12,925.46	$379.27 EC$1,024.03	+279.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.70 KES3,195.30	$87.25 EC$235.56	+253.2%
Average			+181.1%

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pay 25.1% more for childcare

	Kenya	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.79 KES17,565.05	$164.97 EC$445.41	+21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,611.54 KES855,202.53	$8,510.48 EC$22,978.31	+28.7%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 KES257.76	$2.23 EC$6.02	+11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 KES279.66	$3.22 EC$8.69	+48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 KES378.81	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.98 KES3,748.85	$40.09 EC$108.23	+38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.33 KES818.85	$6.94 EC$18.73	+9.6%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.19 KES1,576.61	$50.57 EC$136.54	+314.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.75 KES2,554.66	$57.04 EC$154.02	+188.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.28 KES4,563.88	$103.30 EC$278.90	+192.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.91 KES4,515.55	$106.38 EC$287.23	+204.7%
Average			+225.3%

Kenya 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: May 2025

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