Cost of living comparison

 Saint Lucia
compared to
Saudi Arabia vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 2.4% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants
pay 29.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries
pay 36.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation
pay 35.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing
pay 0.9% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare
pay 27.5% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 68.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing
pay 12.5% less in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

pay 29.5% less for restaurants

 
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.48
EC$17.50
$6.73
SAR25.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.55
EC$20.41
$7.54
SAR28.29
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.45
EC$3.93
$0.74
SAR2.76

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

 
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.28
EC$3.45
$0.94
SAR3.54
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.53
EC$12.25
$3.87
SAR14.52
Milk (1 gallon) $7.57
EC$20.46
$6.76
SAR25.38

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pay 35.2% less for transportation

 
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.70
EC$15.40
$2.30
SAR8.63
Monthly public transit pass ?? $44.62
SAR167.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
$25,543.44
SAR95,842.50

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pay 0.9% more for housing

 
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.26
EC$135.83
$74.43
SAR279.27
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $456.48
EC$1,233.67
$384.32
SAR1,442.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $379.27
EC$1,025.00
$279.56
SAR1,048.97

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pay 27.5% more for childcare

 
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $164.97
EC$445.83
$303.07
SAR1,137.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
$6,063.63
SAR22,751.57

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pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.23
EC$6.03
$1.70
SAR6.39
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.22
EC$8.70
$3.57
SAR13.38
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $7.18
SAR26.95

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

 
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.57
EC$136.67
$42.91
SAR161.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.04
EC$154.17
$58.28
SAR218.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.30
EC$279.17
$91.66
SAR343.91

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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: January 2025
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