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Haiti vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Haiti is 19.4% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Haiti
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Haiti
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in Haiti
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Haiti
Childcare: pay 49.7% less in Haiti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in Haiti
Clothing: pay 31.1% more in Haiti

The cost of housing, restaurants, and clothing in Haiti are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Haiti. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Haiti.

Haiti vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Haiti instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Haiti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	+62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	+53.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.00 HTG261.29	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$1.50 HTG195.97	+54.4%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Haiti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.50 HTG326.62	+49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.00 HTG653.24	-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$5.68 HTG741.83	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$2.80 HTG365.20	-34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$6.91 HTG902.55	+56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.27 HTG296.30	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.54 HTG71.11	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$0.45 HTG59.26	-84.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.45 HTG59.26	-84.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$2.27 HTG296.30	-13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.27 HTG165.93	+61.9%
Average			-13.5%

Saint Lucia vs. Haiti - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Haiti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.28 HTG559.68	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 HTG2,612.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	+22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.58 HTG467.72
Average			-2.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Haiti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	+304.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	+97.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	+127.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	-3.5%
Average			+131.3%

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pay 49.7% less for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Haiti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	-49.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41
Average			-49.7%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Haiti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$5.00 HTG653.24	+28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.65 HTG215.26	-55.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$2.00 HTG261.29	-78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	+41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$10.00 HTG1,306.47	+42.2%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 31.1% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Haiti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	+58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	+39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	+11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	+15.8%
Average			+31.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Haiti - 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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