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Saint Lucia vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 4.0% more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 39.8% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 17.4% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 80.4% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.4% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 4.1% less in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Guyana	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,499.33	$7.40 EC$20.00	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,959.48	$7.40 EC$20.00	-21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD246.60	$1.94 EC$5.25	+64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.96	$0.97 EC$2.63	+51.7%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Guyana	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD437.03	$1.67 EC$4.52	-20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,451.40	$5.61 EC$15.17	-19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,728.47	$7.76 EC$20.96	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD951.41	$4.24 EC$11.46	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD633.55	$4.41 EC$11.93	+45.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD725.00	$3.43 EC$9.27	-1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD320.70	$0.75 EC$2.04	-50.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD348.04	$2.86 EC$7.72	+71.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD573.44	$3.01 EC$8.13	+9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.16	$2.62 EC$7.09	+140.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD306.47	$0.78 EC$2.12	-46.4%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 39.8% more for transportation

	Guyana	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD813.65	$5.85 EC$15.82	+50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,998.40	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,648,762.66	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,198.35	??
Average			+39.8%

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pay 17.4% less for housing

	Guyana	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,537.20	$41.07 EC$111.00	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,765.88	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,810.49	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,207.45	$79.23 EC$214.12	+2.3%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 80.4% less for childcare

	Guyana	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD212,254.01	$198.89 EC$537.50	-80.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,861,014.25	??
Average			-80.4%

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pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD424.89	$3.89 EC$10.51	+91.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,219.68	$3.70 EC$10.00	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD559.85	$9.25 EC$25.00	+245.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,997.87	$49.03 EC$132.50	+28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,299.65	$7.03 EC$19.00	+13.2%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

	Guyana	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,497.21	$50.57 EC$136.67	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,997.07	$53.96 EC$145.83	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,991.75	$107.92 EC$291.67	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,243.28	$129.51 EC$350.00	+7.3%
Average			-4.1%

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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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