Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 31.0% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.9% more in Costa Rica
- Groceries
-
pay 9.9% less in Costa Rica
- Transportation
-
pay 10.6% more in Costa Rica
- Housing
-
pay 22.4% more in Costa Rica
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Costa Rica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.1% more in Costa Rica
- Clothing
-
pay 1.4% more in Costa Rica
The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 43.9% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$9.75
CRC4,935.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$9.08
CRC4,597.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$2.01
CRC1,017.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.49
CRC755.17
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$2.53
CRC1,282.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$3.76
CRC1,905.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.98
CRC3,531.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$3.21
CRC1,626.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.97
CRC2,010.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.79
CRC905.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.62
CRC312.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$1.22
CRC615.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.22
CRC618.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.09
CRC554.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.11
CRC563.88
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.63
CRC2,848.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.00
CRC24,808.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$35,063.37
CRC17,752,612.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.62
CRC7,909.55
|
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$48.50
CRC24,555.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$778.04
CRC393,921.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$547.50
CRC277,201.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$68.26
CRC34,558.94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$519.07
CRC262,804.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,563,102.81
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$2.73
CRC1,380.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$3.65
CRC1,850.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.58
CRC2,320.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$59.46
CRC30,104.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$8.63
CRC4,367.31
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$65.32
CRC33,073.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$44.54
CRC22,550.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$110.39
CRC55,888.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$97.22
CRC49,220.97
|
|
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