Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 3.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 99.4% more in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
-
pay 3.1% more in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 3.1 times more in Saint Lucia
- Childcare
-
pay 12.0 times more in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 83.7% more in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Saint Lucia
The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 99.4% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.86
LKR843.94
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
LKR2,002.57
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
LKR208.36
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
LKR103.70
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LKR166.06
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
LKR1,830.69
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
LKR1,860.05
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
LKR641.81
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
LKR675.55
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.04
LKR894.68
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR130.68
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.56
LKR755.08
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR147.15
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR142.05
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LKR130.45
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
LKR1,424.89
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.76
LKR3,170.74
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,478.81
LKR9,570,859.10
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.09
LKR909.74
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.80
LKR4,066.47
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.33
LKR48,131.24
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$123.34
LKR36,346.64
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.68
LKR9,041.42
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$26.94
LKR7,938.76
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$475.05
LKR139,989.25
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 83.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
LKR590.04
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
LKR692.40
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
LKR2,624.80
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.75
LKR4,347.89
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
LKR951.22
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.58
LKR8,715.19
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.20
LKR5,658.69
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
LKR19,366.27
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.57
LKR9,891.82
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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