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Saint Lucia vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 45.0% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 15.2% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 23.1% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 2.1% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.8% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 47.2% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP418.42	$7.40 EC$20.00	+12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP449.82	$7.40 EC$20.00	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP58.89	$1.94 EC$5.25	+110.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP38.35	$0.97 EC$2.63	+61.3%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP91.74	$1.67 EC$4.52	+16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP197.17	$5.61 EC$15.17	+81.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP287.72	$7.76 EC$20.96	+71.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP110.86	$4.24 EC$11.46	+143.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP139.83	$4.41 EC$11.93	+101.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP74.78	$3.43 EC$9.27	+192.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.70	$0.75 EC$2.04	+102.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP69.72	$2.86 EC$7.72	+161.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP44.76	$3.01 EC$8.13	+328.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP42.81	$2.62 EC$7.09	+290.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP61.20	$0.78 EC$2.12	-18.4%
Average			+133.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.2% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP295.06	$5.85 EC$15.82	+26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,991.66	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,756,801.16	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,305.73	??
Average			+15.2%

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pay 23.1% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP2,024.98	$41.07 EC$111.00	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP31,582.44	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,451.69	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,172.10	$79.23 EC$214.12	+59.1%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 2.1% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,933.12	$198.89 EC$537.50	-2.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP333,249.15	??
Average			-2.1%

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pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP152.64	$3.89 EC$10.51	+62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP122.95	$3.70 EC$10.00	+91.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP288.58	$9.25 EC$25.00	+104.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,800.30	$49.03 EC$132.50	+73.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP397.12	$7.03 EC$19.00	+12.7%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,843.53	$50.57 EC$136.67	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,788.72	$53.96 EC$145.83	+23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,829.58	$107.92 EC$291.67	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,986.02	$129.51 EC$350.00	+37.8%
Average			+29.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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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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