Cost of living comparison

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Saint Lucia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 67.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 48.1% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 61.6% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.5% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 21.1% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$7.40 EC$20.00	+76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.62	$7.40 EC$20.00	+50.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$1.94 EC$5.25	+304.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.97 EC$2.63	+216.4%
Average			+162.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Beijing	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.04	$1.67 EC$4.52	-2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.69	$5.61 EC$15.17	-24.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.85	$7.76 EC$20.96	+16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.53	$4.24 EC$11.46	+138.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.80	$4.41 EC$11.93	+188.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.93	$3.43 EC$9.27	+249.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.43	$0.75 EC$2.04	-2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.65	$2.86 EC$7.72	+256.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.25	$3.01 EC$8.13	+400.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$2.62 EC$7.09	+652.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.91	$0.78 EC$2.12	+90.2%
Average			+178.5%

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pay 48.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.71	$5.85 EC$15.82	+39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.64	??
Average			+48.1%

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pay 61.6% more for housing

	Beijing	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.22	$41.07 EC$111.00	+217.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.00	$79.23 EC$214.12	+101.8%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	$198.89 EC$537.50	-72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	??
Average			-72.0%

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pay 72.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.91	$3.89 EC$10.51	+246.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.47	$3.70 EC$10.00	+27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.67	$9.25 EC$25.00	+119.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.00	$49.03 EC$132.50	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.34	$7.03 EC$19.00	-16.4%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 21.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥439.49	$50.57 EC$136.67	-18.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.59	$53.96 EC$145.83	+48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥576.64	$107.92 EC$291.67	+32.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥744.46	$129.51 EC$350.00	+22.7%
Average			+21.1%

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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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