Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 2.8% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.5% less in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 80.3% more in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 10.3% less in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.8% less in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
-
pay 31.6% less in Saint Lucia
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Saint Lucia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 10.3% less for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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