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Saint Lucia vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 24.7% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 86.1% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 18.2% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 16.9% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 16.0% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 22.3% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$185.66	$7.40 EC$20.00	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$153.29	$7.40 EC$20.00	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.21	$1.94 EC$5.25	+41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.10	$0.97 EC$2.63	-6.8%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 86.1% more for groceries

	Mexico	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.94	$1.67 EC$4.52	-36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$78.06	$5.61 EC$15.17	+31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.97	$7.76 EC$20.96	+30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.87	$4.24 EC$11.46	+73.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$67.33	$4.41 EC$11.93	+20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.21	$3.43 EC$9.27	+170.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.33	$0.75 EC$2.04	+11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.97	$2.86 EC$7.72	+208.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.12	$3.01 EC$8.13	+264.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.45	$2.62 EC$7.09	+192.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.93	$0.78 EC$2.12	-19.9%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 18.2% more for transportation

	Mexico	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$91.64	$5.85 EC$15.82	+17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$525.76	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$439,588.88	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$357.43	??
Average			+18.2%

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pay 16.9% more for housing

	Mexico	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$537.69	$41.07 EC$111.00	+39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,765.34	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,124.30	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$901.73	$79.23 EC$214.12	+61.0%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 16.0% less for childcare

	Mexico	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,339.91	$198.89 EC$537.50	-16.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$102,017.97	??
Average			-16.0%

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pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.63	$3.89 EC$10.51	+59.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.17	$3.70 EC$10.00	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.90	$9.25 EC$25.00	+109.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$719.33	$49.03 EC$132.50	+24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.54	$7.03 EC$19.00	+29.4%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 22.3% more for clothing

	Mexico	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$971.60	$50.57 EC$136.67	-4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$744.76	$53.96 EC$145.83	+32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,746.41	$107.92 EC$291.67	+13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,602.68	$129.51 EC$350.00	+48.0%
Average			+22.3%

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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: November 2025

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