Niger vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Niger is 61.6% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants
pay 9.5% less in Niger
Groceries
pay 43.9% less in Niger
Transportation
pay 30.2% less in Niger
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Niger
Childcare
pay 5.4 times more in Niger
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.3% less in Niger
Clothing
pay 2.6% more in Niger

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

Niger vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 9.5% less for restaurants

 
Saint Lucia
Niger
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$5.34
F CFA3,022
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.40
EC$20.00
$10.68
F CFA6,043
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.94
EC$5.25
$1.49
F CFA844

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pay 43.9% less for groceries

 
Saint Lucia
Niger
Bread
1 loaf
$1.67
EC$4.52
$0.59
F CFA336
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.61
EC$15.17
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.76
EC$20.96
$10.28
F CFA5,814

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pay 30.2% less for transportation

 
Saint Lucia
Niger
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.85
EC$15.82
$3.81
F CFA2,154
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
$21,367.07
F CFA12,086,269

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Saint Lucia
Niger
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.07
EC$111.00
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $461.11
EC$1,246.17
$979.32
F CFA553,954
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $391.61
EC$1,058.33
$534.18
F CFA302,157

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

 
Saint Lucia
Niger
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $198.89
EC$537.50
$1,068.35
F CFA604,313
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,519.83
F CFA3,122,286

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pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Lucia
Niger
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.89
EC$10.51
$1.34
F CFA755
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$3.26
F CFA1,847
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.25
EC$25.00
$2.67
F CFA1,511

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

 
Saint Lucia
Niger
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.57
EC$136.67
$71.22
F CFA40,288
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$53.96
EC$145.83
$89.03
F CFA50,359
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.92
EC$291.67
$53.42
F CFA30,216

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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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