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Dominican Republic vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 22.8% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 46.9% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 15.6% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 2.1% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.57 DOP418.42	-11.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.06 DOP449.82	-4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.92 DOP58.89	-52.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.60 DOP38.35	-38.0%
Average			-26.6%

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pay 46.9% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$1.44 DOP91.74	-13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$3.10 DOP197.17	-44.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$4.52 DOP287.72	-41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$1.74 DOP110.86	-59.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.20 DOP139.83	-50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.17 DOP74.78	-65.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.37 DOP23.70	-50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.09 DOP69.72	-61.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.70 DOP44.76	-76.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.67 DOP42.81	-74.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.96 DOP61.20	+22.5%
Average			-46.9%

Saint Lucia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.63 DOP295.06	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.27 DOP1,991.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$27,585.12 DOP1,756,801.16	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.50 DOP1,305.73
Average			-12.3%

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pay 15.6% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$31.80 DOP2,024.98	-22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$495.90 DOP31,582.44	+7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$352.53 DOP22,451.69	-10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$49.81 DOP3,172.10	-37.1%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 2.1% more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$203.07 DOP12,933.12	+2.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,232.64 DOP333,249.15
Average			+2.1%

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pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$2.40 DOP152.64	-38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.93 DOP122.95	-47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$4.53 DOP288.58	-51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$28.27 DOP1,800.30	-42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$6.24 DOP397.12	-11.3%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$44.65 DOP2,843.53	-11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$43.79 DOP2,788.72	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$75.83 DOP4,829.58	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$93.99 DOP5,986.02	-27.4%
Average			-21.9%

Saint Lucia vs. Dominican 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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