Cost of living comparison

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Saint Lucia vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 12.7% more expensive than Latvia overall.

Restaurants
pay 9.3% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation
pay 10.9% less in Saint Lucia
Housing
pay 11.0% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare
pay 56.5% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.9% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing
pay 12.9% more in Saint Lucia

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

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Saint Lucia vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.3% less for restaurants

 
Latvia
Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.94
€10.63
$9.25
EC$25.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.15
€7.25
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.51
€1.35
$1.94
EC$5.25
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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Latvia
Saint Lucia
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.29
€1.15
$1.86
EC$5.02
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
€4.65
$5.61
EC$15.17
Milk (1 gallon) $4.36
€3.88
$7.75
EC$20.95
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pay 10.9% less for transportation

 
Latvia
Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.10
€6.32
$5.83
EC$15.75
Monthly public transit pass $38.26
€34.05
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,434.34
€23,527.52
$25,901.46
EC$70,000.00
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pay 11.0% more for housing

 
Latvia
Saint Lucia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.53
€15.60
$43.54
EC$117.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $356.67
€317.45
$456.36
EC$1,233.33
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $264.56
€235.47
$345.35
EC$933.33
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pay 56.5% less for childcare

 
Latvia
Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $488.72
€434.98
$212.76
EC$575.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,452.35
€13,753.15
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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Latvia
Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.53
€4.03
$3.89
EC$10.51
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
€2.79
$3.70
EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.10
€5.43
$9.25
EC$25.00
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pay 12.9% more for clothing

 
Latvia
Saint Lucia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $66.25
€58.97
$52.73
EC$142.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.10
€34.80
$53.19
EC$143.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.76
€69.21
$111.01
EC$300.00
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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