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Saint Lucia vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 6.7% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 18.7% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 23.4% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Saint Lucia

The cost of entertainment and sports and groceries in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 42.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$7.40 EC$20.00	-60.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$7.40 EC$20.00	-47.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.94 EC$5.25	-4.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.97 EC$2.63	-57.5%
Average			-42.2%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.67 EC$4.52	-54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.61 EC$15.17
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$7.76 EC$20.96	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$4.24 EC$11.46	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$4.41 EC$11.93	+5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$3.43 EC$9.27	+70.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.75 EC$2.04	-46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.86 EC$7.72
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$3.01 EC$8.13	+79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$2.62 EC$7.09	+160.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.78 EC$2.12	-6.5%
Average			+18.7%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$5.85 EC$15.82
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

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pay 23.4% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$41.07 EC$111.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-39.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$79.23 EC$214.12	+3.6%
Average			-23.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$198.89 EC$537.50
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

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pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$3.89 EC$10.51	+75.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.70 EC$10.00
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$9.25 EC$25.00
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$49.03 EC$132.50
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$7.03 EC$19.00	+11.8%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$50.57 EC$136.67	-43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.96 EC$145.83
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$107.92 EC$291.67	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Average			-29.9%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

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