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Benin vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Benin is 28.1% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% less in Benin
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Benin
Transportation: pay 29.4% less in Benin
Housing: pay 15.7% more in Benin
Childcare: pay 31.4% less in Benin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Benin
Clothing: pay 75.6% less in Benin

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Benin.

Benin vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.3% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Benin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.56 F CFA2,014	-51.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.23 F CFA3,525	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.93 F CFA529	-51.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.80 F CFA453	-17.5%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Benin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$1.60 F CFA906	-4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$4.90 F CFA2,770	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$10.90 F CFA6,164	+40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$2.42 F CFA1,368	-43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.36 F CFA1,336	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.62 F CFA914	-52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.85 F CFA480	+12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.62 F CFA350	-78.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.74 F CFA419	-75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.67 F CFA381	-74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.67 F CFA381	-14.2%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 29.4% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Benin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.13 F CFA2,337	-29.4%
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)	??	$8.19 F CFA4,633
Average			-29.4%

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pay 15.7% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Benin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$50.45 F CFA28,537	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$211.44 F CFA119,604	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$142.45 F CFA80,575	-63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$204.24 F CFA115,531	+157.8%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 31.4% less for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Benin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$136.51 F CFA77,218	-31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,786.92 F CFA3,273,365
Average			-31.4%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Benin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$1.07 F CFA604	-72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.94 F CFA3,357	+60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$3.56 F CFA2,014	-61.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$47.48 F CFA26,858	-3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$8.90 F CFA5,036	+26.6%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 75.6% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Benin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$17.81 F CFA10,072	-64.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$8.90 F CFA5,036	-83.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$8.90 F CFA5,036	-91.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$48.97 F CFA27,698	-62.2%
Average			-75.6%

Saint Lucia vs. Benin - Cost of clothing

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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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