Saint Lucia is 3.8% more expensive than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:

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pay 30.2% less for restaurants

 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.25
EC$25.00
$6.48
EC$17.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.18
EC$27.50
$8.01
EC$21.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
EC$5.00
$1.59
EC$4.30

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Bread
1 loaf
$1.91
EC$5.17
$1.28
EC$3.45
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.24
EC$22.26
$4.32
EC$11.67
Milk (1 gallon) $11.67
EC$31.55
$7.57
EC$20.46

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pay 19.0% less for transportation

 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.88
EC$21.28
$5.78
EC$15.61
Monthly public transit pass $59.20
EC$160.00
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00

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pay 14.2% more for housing

 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.80
EC$140.00
$50.26
EC$135.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $425.52
EC$1,150.00
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $314.52
EC$850.00
$363.08
EC$981.25

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pay 83.5% more for childcare

 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $148.01
EC$400.00
$164.97
EC$445.83
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.22
EC$6.00
$2.14
EC$5.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.71
EC$7.33
$3.22
EC$8.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.44
EC$12.00
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pay 18.0% less for clothing

 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$82.64
EC$223.33
$48.80
EC$131.87
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$83.25
EC$225.00
$54.35
EC$146.88
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.67
EC$266.67
$99.44
EC$268.75

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