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Saint Lucia vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 76.9% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Saint Lucia
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation
pay 28.7% more in Saint Lucia
Housing
pay 68.9% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare
pay 30.8% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 87.5% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing
pay 86.0% more in Saint Lucia

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

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Saint Lucia vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Philippines
Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.66
₱230.42
$9.25
EC$25.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.23
₱203.25
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
₱45.74
$1.94
EC$5.25
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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Philippines
Saint Lucia
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.15
₱72.70
$1.86
EC$5.02
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.30
₱208.05
$5.61
EC$15.17
Milk (1 gallon) $6.50
₱409.51
$7.75
EC$20.95
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pay 28.7% more for transportation

 
Philippines
Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.37
₱275.11
$5.83
EC$15.75
Monthly public transit pass $12.98
₱817.46
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,989.85
₱1M
$25,901.46
EC$70,000.00
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pay 68.9% more for housing

 
Philippines
Saint Lucia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $25.62
₱1,613.68
$43.54
EC$117.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $267.48
₱16,849.92
$456.36
EC$1,233.33
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $170.01
₱10,709.57
$345.35
EC$933.33
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pay 30.8% more for childcare

 
Philippines
Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $162.60
₱10,243.03
$212.76
EC$575.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,174.58
₱452K
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pay 87.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Philippines
Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.24
₱78.00
$3.89
EC$10.51
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.15
₱135.51
$3.70
EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.72
₱171.21
$9.25
EC$25.00
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pay 86.0% more for clothing

 
Philippines
Saint Lucia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $37.72
₱2,376.14
$52.73
EC$142.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $22.70
₱1,430.17
$53.19
EC$143.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $68.85
₱4,337.27
$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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