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Saint Lucia vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 1.4% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.2% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 7.1% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 41.4% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 23.4% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

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pay 21.2% less for restaurants

	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$7.40 EC$20.00	-46.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$7.40 EC$20.00	-33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$1.94 EC$5.25	-6.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.97 EC$2.63	+1.6%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.67 EC$4.52	-39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$5.61 EC$15.17	+37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$7.76 EC$20.96	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$4.24 EC$11.46	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$4.41 EC$11.93	+19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$3.43 EC$9.27	+15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.75 EC$2.04	-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.86 EC$7.72	-22.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.01 EC$8.13	-18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$2.62 EC$7.09	+102.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.78 EC$2.12	-39.4%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 7.1% more for transportation

	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.85 EC$15.82	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	??
Average			+7.1%

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pay 41.4% less for housing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$41.07 EC$111.00	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-42.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$79.23 EC$214.12	-20.0%
Average			-41.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$198.89 EC$537.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	??

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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.89 EC$10.51	+110.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.70 EC$10.00	-6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.25 EC$25.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$49.03 EC$132.50	-20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$7.03 EC$19.00	+13.4%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 23.4% more for clothing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$50.57 EC$136.67	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.96 EC$145.83
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$107.92 EC$291.67	+45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Average			+23.4%

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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