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Central African Republic vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Central African Republic is 75.4% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.3% more in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 61.6% more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 72.8% more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Central African Republic

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Central African Republic are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Central African Republic.

Central African Republic vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 83.3% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$1.78 FCFA1,007	+83.3%
Average			+83.3%

Saint Lucia vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.6% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$4.45 FCFA2,518	+166.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$4.45 FCFA2,518	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$20.22 FCFA11,438	+160.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$5.34 FCFA3,022	+26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$4.04 FCFA2,284	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$3.23 FCFA1,827	+13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$2.42 FCFA1,371	-19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$2.02 FCFA1,142	-23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$2.83 FCFA1,599	+260.3%
Average			+61.6%

Saint Lucia vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.8% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$10.11 FCFA5,719	+72.8%
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			+72.8%

Saint Lucia vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$1,335.44 FCFA755,392	+189.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	??
Average			+189.6%

Saint Lucia vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Saint Lucia vs. Central African Republic - Cost of childcare

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$3.56 FCFA2,014	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$4.45 FCFA2,518	-51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	??
Average			-30.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Central African Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	??

Saint Lucia vs. Central African Republic - 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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