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Antigua and Barbuda vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Antigua and Barbuda is 16.6% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.6% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Transportation: pay 4.9% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Housing: pay 78.6% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.9% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Antigua and Barbuda

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

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 35.6% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Antigua and Barbuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$13.88 EC$37.50	+87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.10 EC$30.00	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.07 EC$5.60	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.96 EC$2.58	-1.6%
Average			+35.6%

Saint Lucia vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Antigua and Barbuda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.78 EC$7.50	+66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$4.07 EC$11.00	-27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$8.40 EC$22.71	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$5.37 EC$14.50	+26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.69 EC$9.98	-16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.96 EC$8.00	-13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.11 EC$3.00	+47.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$3.70 EC$10.00	+29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$3.70 EC$10.00	+22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$1.30 EC$3.50	-50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.30 EC$3.50	+65.1%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 4.9% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Antigua and Barbuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$6.29 EC$17.00	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$51.53 EC$139.27
Average			-4.9%

Saint Lucia vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.6% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Antigua and Barbuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$77.58 EC$209.67	+88.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+127.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+73.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$99.04 EC$267.65	+25.0%
Average			+78.6%

Saint Lucia vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Antigua and Barbuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Antigua and Barbuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$1.85 EC$5.00	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.95 EC$10.67	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$61.67 EC$166.67	+25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$6.20 EC$16.75	-11.8%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Antigua and Barbuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$50.00 EC$135.13	-1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$74.00 EC$200.00	-31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	??
Average			-16.2%

Saint Lucia vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of clothing

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