Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 19.2% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.51
TTD64.57
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
TTD6.62
|
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.44
|
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
TTD15.74
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
TTD23.43
|
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
TTD58.03
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.80
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.57
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
TTD15.64
|
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
TTD6.78
|
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
TTD10.68
|
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
TTD12.71
|
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
TTD3.57
|
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.87
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
TTD25.87
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
TTD483.41
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD219,356.99
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.82
|
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pay 12.8% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD365.93
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,460.71
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,561.91
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD352.94
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,294.78
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,617.40
|
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
TTD13.58
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.94
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.02
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD324.10
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.80
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD360.77
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD279.05
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD767.75
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD627.64
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
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