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Saint Lucia vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 17.5% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 37.7% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 34.3% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 28.3% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$7.40 EC$20.00	-76.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42 BBD22.83	$7.40 EC$20.00	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 BBD3.74	$1.94 EC$5.25	+3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 BBD2.94	$0.97 EC$2.63	-34.0%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Barbados	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 BBD5.77	$1.67 EC$4.52	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 BBD7.33	$5.61 EC$15.17	+53.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.79 BBD27.57	$7.76 EC$20.96	-43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 BBD11.75	$4.24 EC$11.46	-27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 BBD12.15	$4.41 EC$11.93	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 BBD4.01	$3.43 EC$9.27	+71.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.89	$0.75 EC$2.04	-47.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 BBD5.55	$2.86 EC$7.72	+3.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 BBD5.26	$3.01 EC$8.13	+14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.53	$2.62 EC$7.09	+15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 BBD3.79	$0.78 EC$2.12	-58.6%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Barbados	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 BBD15.61	$5.85 EC$15.82	-25.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.77 BBD71.55	??
Average			-29.8%

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pay 37.7% less for housing

	Barbados	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83 BBD131.67	$41.07 EC$111.00	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-39.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.22 BBD250.44	$79.23 EC$214.12	-36.7%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 34.3% less for childcare

	Barbados	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.50 BBD605.00	$198.89 EC$537.50	-34.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	??
Average			-34.3%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 BBD5.33	$3.89 EC$10.51	+45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 BBD9.65	$3.70 EC$10.00	-23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 BBD15.73	$9.25 EC$25.00	+17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.38 BBD148.75	$49.03 EC$132.50	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$7.03 EC$19.00	-31.4%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 28.3% more for clothing

	Barbados	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.92 BBD115.83	$50.57 EC$136.67	-12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 BBD71.67	$53.96 EC$145.83	+50.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 BBD197.22	$107.92 EC$291.67	+9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 BBD156.11	$129.51 EC$350.00	+65.9%
Average			+28.3%

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