Cost of living comparison

Saint Lucia

compared to

New Caledonia

New Caledonia vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

New Caledonia is 2.0 times more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.5% more in New Caledonia
Groceries: pay 55.8% more in New Caledonia
Transportation: pay 5.9% more in New Caledonia
Housing: pay 56.2% more in New Caledonia
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in New Caledonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in New Caledonia
Clothing: pay 50.3% more in New Caledonia

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing in New Caledonia are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New Caledonia.

New Caledonia vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 83.5% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	New Caledonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.48 EC$17.50	$15.72 CFPF1,605	+142.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.55 EC$20.41	$13.47 CFPF1,375	+78.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 EC$3.93	$2.54 CFPF260	+75.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 EC$2.43	$1.23 CFPF126	+37.6%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 55.8% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	New Caledonia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 EC$3.45	$2.56 CFPF261	+100.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 EC$12.25	$8.19 CFPF836	+80.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 EC$20.46	$4.15 CFPF423	-45.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 EC$9.09	$5.42 CFPF553	+61.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$7.74 CFPF790	+75.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82 EC$7.63	$1.79 CFPF183	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.02	$2.98 CFPF305	+299.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.98 EC$5.36	$2.85 CFPF291	+43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$3.01 CFPF308	+0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 EC$7.11	$1.59 CFPF162	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.36 CFPF139	+73.1%
Average			+55.8%

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	New Caledonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$5.77 CFPF589	+1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$57.93 CFPF5,914
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$31,659.34 CFPF3,232,048	+10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$13.39 CFPF1,367
Average			+5.9%

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pay 56.2% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	New Caledonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.26 EC$135.83	$54.97 CFPF5,611	+9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.48 EC$1,233.67	$740.96 CFPF75,644	+62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.27 EC$1,025.00	$655.64 CFPF66,933	+72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.25 EC$235.78	$157.39 CFPF16,068	+80.4%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	New Caledonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$164.97 EC$445.83	$730.48 CFPF74,574	+342.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,510.48 EC$23,000.00	??
Average			+342.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	New Caledonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 EC$6.03	$10.33 CFPF1,054	+363.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 EC$8.70	$5.75 CFPF587	+78.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$17.78 CFPF1,815
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.09 EC$108.33	$60.62 CFPF6,189	+51.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.94 EC$18.75	$11.68 CFPF1,192	+68.3%
Average			+140.3%

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pay 50.3% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	New Caledonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$98.80 CFPF10,086	+95.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.04 EC$154.17	$59.88 CFPF6,113	+5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.30 EC$279.17	$114.51 CFPF11,690	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.38 EC$287.50	$202.08 CFPF20,630	+90.0%
Average			+50.3%

Saint Lucia vs. New Caledonia - 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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