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Equatorial Guinea vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 8.9% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% less in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 15.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 55.6% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% less in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 23.0% more in Equatorial Guinea

The cost of clothing and transportation in Equatorial Guinea are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 14.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.90 FCFA4,987	+20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.89 FCFA499	-54.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.89 FCFA499	-8.3%
Average			-14.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$3.36 FCFA1,882	-40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$10.78 FCFA6,040	+39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$4.27 FCFA2,394	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$3.09 FCFA1,732	-29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	??
Average			-7.5%

Saint Lucia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.0% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.33 FCFA14,747
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$32,972.23 FCFA18,467,631	+15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.01 FCFA4,488
Average			+15.0%

Saint Lucia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.6% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$17.81 FCFA9,973	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$267.09 FCFA149,595	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$124.64 FCFA69,811	-68.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	??
Average			-55.6%

Saint Lucia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$356.12 FCFA199,460

Saint Lucia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.34 FCFA2,992	+44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$4.51 FCFA2,526	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$35.61 FCFA19,946	-27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$5.38 FCFA3,011	-23.5%
Average			-14.4%

Saint Lucia vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.0% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$26.71 FCFA14,960	-47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$133.54 FCFA74,798	+147.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$89.03 FCFA49,865	-31.3%
Average			+23.0%

Saint Lucia vs. Equatorial Guinea - 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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