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Saint Lucia vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 3.5 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 6.7 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 74.8% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.56	$7.40 EC$20.00	+83.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP238.65	$7.40 EC$20.00	+47.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP17.26	$1.94 EC$5.25	+436.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.49	$0.97 EC$2.63	+517.9%
Average			+271.3%

Egypt vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.7 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.52	$1.67 EC$4.52	+200.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.98	$5.61 EC$15.17	+271.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.57	$7.76 EC$20.96	+134.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.30	$4.24 EC$11.46	+195.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.62	$4.41 EC$11.93	+115.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.88	$3.43 EC$9.27	+429.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.65	$0.75 EC$2.04	+163.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.14	$2.86 EC$7.72	+1243.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.44	$3.01 EC$8.13	+1827.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.53	$2.62 EC$7.09	+1363.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.07	$0.78 EC$2.12	+363.3%
Average			+573.4%

Egypt vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.93	$5.85 EC$15.82	+350.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.87	??
Average			+167.7%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Egypt	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP595.23	$41.07 EC$111.00	+228.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	+193.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+359.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP631.77	$79.23 EC$214.12	+497.6%
Average			+319.8%

Egypt vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	$198.89 EC$537.50	+178.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	??
Average			+178.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.76	$3.89 EC$10.51	+132.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.95	$3.70 EC$10.00	+163.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.87	$9.25 EC$25.00	+364.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	$49.03 EC$132.50	+125.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.72	$7.03 EC$19.00	+116.5%
Average			+180.4%

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pay 74.8% more for clothing

	Egypt	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	$50.57 EC$136.67	+106.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	$53.96 EC$145.83	+20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	$107.92 EC$291.67	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	$129.51 EC$350.00	+179.1%
Average			+74.8%

Egypt 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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