Cost of living comparison

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Saint Lucia vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 43.2% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 23.5% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 76.8% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 54.6% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 53.8% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.1% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,327.59	$7.40 EC$20.00	-1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,947.13	$7.40 EC$20.00	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD354.02	$1.94 EC$5.25	-2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD354.02	$0.97 EC$2.63	-51.4%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

	Liberia	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD317.07	$1.67 EC$4.52	-6.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,045.33	$5.61 EC$15.17	-5.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,418.12	$7.76 EC$20.96	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD637.24	$4.24 EC$11.46	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD951.44	$4.41 EC$11.93	-17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.41	$3.43 EC$9.27	+361.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD678.55	$0.75 EC$2.04	-80.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD826.06	$2.86 EC$7.72	-38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD885.06	$3.01 EC$8.13	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.30	$2.62 EC$7.09	+154.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD855.56	$0.78 EC$2.12	-83.8%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 76.8% more for transportation

	Liberia	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD830.78	$5.85 EC$15.82	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,540.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,218,835.26	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+128.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,246.63	??
Average			+76.8%

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pay 54.6% more for housing

	Liberia	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,506.36	$41.07 EC$111.00	-56.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD118,008.06	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,816.15	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+312.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,092.85	$79.23 EC$214.12	-7.1%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 53.8% more for childcare

	Liberia	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,893.54	$198.89 EC$537.50	+53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,248.54	??
Average			+53.8%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD531.04	$3.89 EC$10.51	+29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD590.04	$3.70 EC$10.00	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD885.06	$9.25 EC$25.00	+85.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,497.17	$49.03 EC$132.50	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,725.82	$7.03 EC$19.00	-27.9%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Liberia	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,259.22	$50.57 EC$136.67	+174.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,974.16	$53.96 EC$145.83	+59.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,956.93	$107.92 EC$291.67	+91.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,169.58	$129.51 EC$350.00	+88.4%
Average			+103.7%

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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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