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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 4.3% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 25.9% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 4.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 30.8% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 48.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 17.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.58 F CFA2,024	-51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.18 F CFA6,324	+51.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.84 F CFA478	-56.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.84 F CFA476	-13.4%
Average			-17.6%

Saint Lucia vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.9% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$0.52 F CFA295	-68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$11.63 F CFA6,577	+107.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$9.04 F CFA5,116	+16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$2.26 F CFA1,278	-46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.96 F CFA2,241	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.82 F CFA1,027	-47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.52 F CFA292	-31.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.02 F CFA576	-64.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.92 F CFA519	-69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.76 F CFA430	-71.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.79 F CFA447	+0.8%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 4.4% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$5.92 F CFA3,351	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.19 F CFA27,824
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$30,855.61 F CFA17,453,457	+7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.10 F CFA9,106
Average			+4.4%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$43.08 F CFA24,367	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$593.76 F CFA335,860	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$371.16 F CFA209,947	-5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$154.37 F CFA87,320	+94.8%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 48.4% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$295.14 F CFA166,946	+48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,311.61 F CFA1,873,211
Average			+48.4%

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pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$1.07 F CFA607	-72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.01 F CFA1,138	-45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$80.64 F CFA45,616	+64.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+27.2%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$83.47 F CFA47,217	+65.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$47.70 F CFA26,981	-11.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$89.44 F CFA50,590	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$141.31 F CFA79,932	+9.1%
Average			+11.4%

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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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