Cost of living comparison

Saint Lucia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 2.8% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 5.6% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 65.1% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Mexico City are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 3.1% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.48 EC$17.50	$9.93 MX$186.17	+53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 EC$20.41	$7.45 MX$139.63	-1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 EC$3.93	$1.08 MX$20.24	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 EC$2.43	$0.77 MX$14.49	-13.9%
Average			+3.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 EC$3.45	$2.45 MX$45.98	+92.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 EC$12.25	$4.87 MX$91.26	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 EC$20.46	$5.51 MX$103.27	-27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 EC$9.09	$2.18 MX$40.93	-35.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.57 MX$66.95	-19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82 EC$7.63	$1.22 MX$22.91	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.02	$0.67 MX$12.55	-10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 EC$5.36	$0.80 MX$14.98	-59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.83 MX$15.52	-72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 EC$7.11	$0.85 MX$15.96	-67.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.83 MX$15.52	+5.5%
Average			-22.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$4.64 MX$86.95	-18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.87 MX$335.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$18,615.02 MX$349,070.68	-35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.47 MX$65.16
Average			-26.9%

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pay 5.6% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.26 EC$135.83	$24.38 MX$457.16	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.48 EC$1,233.67	$893.52 MX$16,755.39	+95.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.27 EC$1,025.00	$544.24 MX$10,205.56	+43.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.25 EC$235.78	$30.31 MX$568.40	-65.3%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 65.1% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$164.97 EC$445.83	$381.33 MX$7,150.66	+131.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,510.48 EC$23,000.00	$8,426.99 MX$158,023.74	-1.0%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 EC$6.03	$2.73 MX$51.20	+22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 EC$8.70	$3.01 MX$56.37	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.92 MX$73.54
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.09 EC$108.33	$53.69 MX$1,006.75	+33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.94 EC$18.75	$4.96 MX$93.09	-28.5%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$56.36 MX$1,056.78	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.04 EC$154.17	$41.06 MX$769.94	-28.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.30 EC$279.17	$91.99 MX$1,725.05	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.38 EC$287.50	$91.93 MX$1,723.87	-13.6%
Average			-10.3%

Saint Lucia vs. Mexico City - 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: July 2025

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