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Saint Lucia vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 26.2% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 38.6% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 26.0% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.4% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Saint Lucia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Saint Lucia. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 18.5% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$7.40 EC$20.00	-34.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$7.40 EC$20.00	-18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$1.94 EC$5.25	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$0.97 EC$2.63	-31.8%
Average			-18.5%

Argentina vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$1.67 EC$4.52	-14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$5.61 EC$15.17	+6.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$7.76 EC$20.96	+55.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$4.24 EC$11.46	+79.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$4.41 EC$11.93	+46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$3.43 EC$9.27	+233.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$0.75 EC$2.04	-16.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$2.86 EC$7.72	+349.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$3.01 EC$8.13	+147.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$2.62 EC$7.09	+394.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$0.78 EC$2.12	+51.8%
Average			+121.2%

Argentina vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$5.85 EC$15.82	+42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	??
Average			+22.9%

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pay 38.6% more for housing

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$41.07 EC$111.00	+68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	+18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$79.23 EC$214.12	+35.8%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 26.0% less for childcare

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	$198.89 EC$537.50	-26.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	??
Average			-26.0%

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pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$3.89 EC$10.51	+52.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$3.70 EC$10.00	+17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$9.25 EC$25.00	+181.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$49.03 EC$132.50	+51.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$7.03 EC$19.00	+4.4%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Argentina	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$50.57 EC$136.67	-43.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$53.96 EC$145.83	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$107.92 EC$291.67	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$129.51 EC$350.00	+16.5%
Average			-16.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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