Cost of living comparison

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British Virgin Islands vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

British Virgin Islands is 59.9% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 91.4% more in British Virgin Islands
Groceries: pay 41.3% more in British Virgin Islands
Transportation: pay 20.8% less in British Virgin Islands
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in British Virgin Islands
Childcare: pay 88.5% more in British Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.3% more in British Virgin Islands
Clothing: pay 9.0% more in British Virgin Islands

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

British Virgin Islands vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in British Virgin Islands instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 91.4% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	British Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$24.49	+231.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$13.25	+79.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.97	+1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$1.50	+54.4%
Average			+91.4%

Saint Lucia vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.3% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	British Virgin Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$4.96	+196.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$7.75	+38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$9.43	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$6.10	+43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$5.21	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.56	-54.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.59	+111.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.91	-68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$3.22	+7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$2.39	-8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.95	+149.0%
Average			+41.3%

Saint Lucia vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	British Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.64	-20.8%
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)	??	??
Average			-20.8%

Saint Lucia vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Saint Lucia	British Virgin Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$120.00	+192.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$1,458.33	+216.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$1,183.33	+202.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$110.12	+39.0%
Average			+162.4%

Saint Lucia vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 88.5% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	British Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$375.00	+88.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,320.00
Average			+88.5%

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pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	British Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$3.75	-3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$6.04	+63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$5.00	-45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$120.00	+144.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$12.50	+77.8%
Average			+47.3%

Saint Lucia vs. British Virgin Islands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.0% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	British Virgin Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$47.50	-6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$55.00	+1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$155.00	+43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$125.00	-3.5%
Average			+9.0%

Saint Lucia vs. British Virgin Islands - 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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