Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 70.0% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.8% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 77.4% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 52.8% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 65.5% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.8% more for restaurants

	Peru	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN13.93	$6.48 EC$17.50	+73.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.47	$7.55 EC$20.41	+31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.47	$1.45 EC$3.93	+55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.75	$0.90 EC$2.43	+91.2%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Peru	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN7.90	$1.28 EC$3.45	-39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN11.99	$4.53 EC$12.25	+40.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN17.25	$7.57 EC$20.46	+63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN9.96	$3.36 EC$9.09	+25.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN8.96	$4.41 EC$11.93	+83.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.65	$2.82 EC$7.63	+297.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.43	$0.75 EC$2.02	+94.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.63	$1.98 EC$5.36	+352.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.69	$3.01 EC$8.13	+563.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.62	$2.63 EC$7.11	+506.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.45	$0.78 EC$2.12	+102.0%
Average			+190.0%

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Peru	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN19.32	$5.70 EC$15.40	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN65.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN76,433.90	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN59.74	??
Average			+24.8%

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pay 77.4% more for housing

	Peru	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN106.29	$50.26 EC$135.83	+76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,209.85	$456.48 EC$1,233.67	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN891.12	$379.27 EC$1,025.00	+58.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN138.43	$87.25 EC$235.78	+134.7%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 52.8% more for childcare

	Peru	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN635.13	$164.97 EC$445.83	-3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN15,172.72	$8,510.48 EC$23,000.00	+108.9%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.19	$2.23 EC$6.03	-9.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.59	$3.22 EC$8.70	+13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN20.11	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN119.70	$40.09 EC$108.33	+24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN18.75	$6.94 EC$18.75	+37.8%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 65.5% more for clothing

	Peru	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN158.91	$50.57 EC$136.67	+18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN96.94	$57.04 EC$154.17	+119.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN248.17	$103.30 EC$279.17	+55.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN234.14	$106.38 EC$287.50	+69.2%
Average			+65.5%

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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: April 2025

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