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North Korea vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

North Korea is 10.0% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% more in North Korea
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in North Korea
Housing: pay 56.3% less in North Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.0% more in North Korea

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

North Korea vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Korea instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 20.2% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	North Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.34 KPW2,102	+20.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$1.17 KPW1,051	+20.2%
Average			+20.2%

Saint Lucia vs. North Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	North Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$2.40 KPW2,161	+43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$3.70 KPW3,332	-52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$2.08 KPW1,876	-50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	??
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			-19.9%

Saint Lucia vs. North Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	North Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	??
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	??

Saint Lucia vs. North Korea - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.3% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	North Korea
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	$93.44 KPW84,095	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$262.80 KPW236,518	-32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	??
Average			-56.3%

Saint Lucia vs. North Korea - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	North Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	??

Saint Lucia vs. North Korea - Cost of childcare

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pay 96.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	North Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$14.02 KPW12,614	+260.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.17 KPW1,051	-68.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	??
Average			+96.0%

Saint Lucia vs. North Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	North Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	??

Saint Lucia vs. North Korea - 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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