Cost of living comparison

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Saint Lucia vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 10.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 72.3% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 11.3% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 53.8% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$7.40 EC$20.00	-31.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$7.40 EC$20.00	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.94 EC$5.25	+12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.97 EC$2.63	-25.5%
Average			-15.3%

Mexico City vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.67 EC$4.52	-36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$5.61 EC$15.17	+11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$7.76 EC$20.96	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$4.24 EC$11.46	+62.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$4.41 EC$11.93	+16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$3.43 EC$9.27	+150.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.75 EC$2.04	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$2.86 EC$7.72	+193.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$3.01 EC$8.13	+232.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$2.62 EC$7.09	+173.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.78 EC$2.12	-21.1%
Average			+72.3%

Mexico City vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$5.85 EC$15.82	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+43.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	??
Average			+28.6%

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pay 11.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$41.07 EC$111.00	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$79.23 EC$214.12	+112.1%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 53.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$198.89 EC$537.50	-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	??
Average			-53.8%

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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$3.89 EC$10.51	+19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.70 EC$10.00	-3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$9.25 EC$25.00	+113.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$49.03 EC$132.50	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$7.03 EC$19.00	+7.9%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$50.57 EC$136.67	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$53.96 EC$145.83	+12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$107.92 EC$291.67	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$129.51 EC$350.00	+16.8%
Average			+3.5%

Mexico City 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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