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Saint Lucia vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 34.7% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.3% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 12.9% less in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 10.6% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 64.4% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 67.2% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Saint Lucia

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.3% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$7.40 EC$20.00	-74.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$7.40 EC$20.00	-33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$1.94 EC$5.25	-41.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$0.97 EC$2.63	-56.0%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$1.67 EC$4.52	-64.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$5.61 EC$15.17	-3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$7.76 EC$20.96	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$4.24 EC$11.46	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$4.41 EC$11.93	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$3.43 EC$9.27	+84.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$0.75 EC$2.04	-54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$2.86 EC$7.72	-15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$3.01 EC$8.13	-7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$2.62 EC$7.09	+42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$0.78 EC$2.12	-42.7%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 10.6% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$5.85 EC$15.82	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	??
Average			-10.6%

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pay 64.4% less for housing

	Bahamas	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$41.07 EC$111.00	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-71.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$79.23 EC$214.12	-60.6%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	$198.89 EC$537.50	-67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	??
Average			-67.2%

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pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$3.89 EC$10.51	-37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$3.70 EC$10.00	-35.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$9.25 EC$25.00	-32.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$49.03 EC$132.50	-47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$7.03 EC$19.00	-59.8%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Bahamas	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$50.57 EC$136.67	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$53.96 EC$145.83	+6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	$107.92 EC$291.67	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$129.51 EC$350.00	+25.0%
Average			+6.2%

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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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