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Jamaica vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 5.9% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% less in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 1.5% less in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 18.1% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 7.2% less in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% less in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 50.5% less in Jamaica

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

Jamaica vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.18 JMD1,146.21	-3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.65 JMD1,221.34	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.24 JMD197.19	-36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.75 JMD119.23	-23.1%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 1.5% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.71 JMD433.22	+62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$5.07 JMD809.00	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$13.82 JMD2,206.79	+78.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$3.51 JMD560.18	-17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.83 JMD452.13	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.51 JMD400.28	-26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.32 JMD211.25	+75.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.91 JMD304.37	-33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$1.23 JMD195.64	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.93 JMD148.82	-64.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.89 JMD142.25	+13.6%
Average			-1.5%

Saint Lucia vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$4.77 JMD761.49	-18.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$48.93 JMD7,811.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$42,765.27 JMD6,827,842.87	+49.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.56 JMD3,441.77
Average			+15.3%

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pay 18.1% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$49.24 JMD7,862.27	+19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$505.52 JMD80,711.20	+9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$400.25 JMD63,903.29	+2.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$111.28 JMD17,766.65	+40.5%
Average			+18.1%

Saint Lucia vs. Jamaica - Cost of housing

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pay 7.2% less for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$184.63 JMD29,477.98	-7.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,785.57 JMD444,740.04
Average			-7.2%

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$2.34 JMD373.82	-39.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$3.50 JMD558.48	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$8.58 JMD1,370.52	-7.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$41.65 JMD6,649.65	-15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$11.47 JMD1,831.61	+63.2%
Average			-0.9%

Saint Lucia vs. Jamaica - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.5% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$21.47 JMD3,427.66	-57.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$21.34 JMD3,407.55	-60.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$64.53 JMD10,303.09	-40.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$72.59 JMD11,589.61	-43.9%
Average			-50.5%

Saint Lucia vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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