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Bahamas vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Bahamas is 95.0% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Bahamas
Groceries: pay 41.8% more in Bahamas
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Bahamas
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Bahamas
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Bahamas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.2% more in Bahamas
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Bahamas

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

Bahamas vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Bahamas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$29.17 BSD29.17	+294.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.08 BSD11.08	+49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$3.31 BSD3.31	+70.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$2.21 BSD2.21	+127.4%
Average			+135.4%

Saint Lucia vs. Bahamas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Bahamas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$4.71 BSD4.71	+181.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.79 BSD5.79	+3.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$11.88 BSD11.88	+53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$7.37 BSD7.37	+73.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$4.61 BSD4.61	+4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.86 BSD1.86	-45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.64 BSD1.64	+118.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$3.39 BSD3.39	+18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$3.26 BSD3.26	+8.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$1.84 BSD1.84	-29.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.37 BSD1.37	+74.5%
Average			+41.8%

Saint Lucia vs. Bahamas - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Bahamas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$5.71 BSD5.71	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.00 BSD45.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	+30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$31.23 BSD31.23
Average			+14.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Bahamas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$89.81 BSD89.81	+118.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	+252.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	+247.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$201.16 BSD201.16	+153.9%
Average			+193.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Bahamas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$606.67 BSD606.67	+205.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71
Average			+205.0%

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pay 80.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Bahamas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$6.25 BSD6.25	+60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.69 BSD5.69	+53.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$13.78 BSD13.78	+49.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$92.58 BSD92.58	+88.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$17.50 BSD17.50	+148.9%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Bahamas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$55.83 BSD55.83	+10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$50.83 BSD50.83	-5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$104.94 BSD104.94	-2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$103.57 BSD103.57	-20.0%
Average			-4.5%

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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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