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Saint Lucia vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 53.8% more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 43.5% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 80.6% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 35.1% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 48.7% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Belize	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$7.40 EC$20.00	-20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$7.40 EC$20.00	-24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$1.94 EC$5.25	+50.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.97 EC$2.63	-15.9%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 43.5% more for groceries

	Belize	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$1.67 EC$4.52	-16.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$5.61 EC$15.17	-27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.51	$7.76 EC$20.96	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$4.24 EC$11.46	+80.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$4.41 EC$11.93	+33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$3.43 EC$9.27	+30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.75 EC$2.04	+32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$2.86 EC$7.72	+289.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$3.01 EC$8.13	+50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$2.62 EC$7.09	+85.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.78 EC$2.12	-37.6%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 80.6% more for transportation

	Belize	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$5.85 EC$15.82	-11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.23	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,148.53	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+172.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.53	??
Average			+80.6%

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pay 35.1% less for housing

	Belize	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.65	$41.07 EC$111.00	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,376.00	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.52	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.52	$79.23 EC$214.12	-34.3%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Belize	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.77	$198.89 EC$537.50	+208.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,356.05	??
Average			+208.3%

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$3.89 EC$10.51	+46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$3.70 EC$10.00	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$9.25 EC$25.00	+85.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.19	$49.03 EC$132.50	+49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$7.03 EC$19.00	-16.5%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 48.7% more for clothing

	Belize	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.33	$50.57 EC$136.67	+35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$53.96 EC$145.83	+96.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.30	$107.92 EC$291.67	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.21	$129.51 EC$350.00	+44.5%
Average			+48.7%

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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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