Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 19.2% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.1% more in Saint Lucia
- Groceries
-
pay 45.5% more in Saint Lucia
- Transportation
-
pay 19.1% more in Saint Lucia
- Housing
-
pay 12.8% more in Saint Lucia
- Childcare
-
pay 44.2% more in Saint Lucia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.4% less in Saint Lucia
- Clothing
-
pay 10.1% more in Saint Lucia
The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in 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
TTD64.55
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.65
|
$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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
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
TTD58.01
|
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
TTD27.79
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
TTD24.56
|
$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
TTD483.26
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,305.16
TTD219,289.63
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.63
TTD51.80
|
?? | |
pay 12.8% more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.89
TTD365.81
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.67
TTD3,459.65
|
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$377.30
TTD2,561.12
|
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.98
TTD352.83
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.69
TTD1,294.39
|
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,214.54
TTD28,608.61
|
$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
TTD13.57
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
TTD22.93
|
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.01
TTD34.01
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.73
TTD324.00
|
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.92
TTD53.79
|
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.13
TTD360.66
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.10
TTD278.96
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.07
TTD767.51
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.43
TTD627.45
|
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
|
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