Cost of living comparison
Anguilla is 57.9% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in Anguilla
- Groceries
-
pay 36.5% more in Anguilla
- Transportation
-
pay 35.5% more in Anguilla
- Housing
-
pay 94.4% more in Anguilla
- Childcare
-
pay 50.1% less in Anguilla
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.0% more in Anguilla
The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Anguilla are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Anguilla.
If you lived in Anguilla instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
?? | |
pay 35.5% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 94.4% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
|
pay 49.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? | ?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
?? |
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