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Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Northern Mariana Islands is 22.1% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Groceries: pay 20.7% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Housing: pay 79.4% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.9% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in Northern Mariana Islands

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Northern Mariana Islands are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Northern Mariana Islands.

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 34.8% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Northern Mariana Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$11.50	+55.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.00	+62.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.67	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$1.32	+35.6%
Average			+34.8%

Saint Lucia vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Northern Mariana Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$3.33	+99.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$8.44	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$6.33	+49.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$6.00	+36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.99	-12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.00	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$2.99	+4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.95	-63.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$1.03	+31.8%
Average			+20.7%

Saint Lucia vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Northern Mariana Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$5.49	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$36,999.00	+29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.41
Average			+11.3%

Saint Lucia vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 79.4% more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Northern Mariana Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$60.00	+46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$625.00	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$450.00	+14.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$254.42	+221.1%
Average			+79.4%

Saint Lucia vs. Northern Mariana Islands - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Northern Mariana Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,000.00

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pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Northern Mariana Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$6.00	+54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.12	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$47.50	-3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$8.00	+13.8%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Northern Mariana Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$30.00	-40.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$40.00	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$70.00	-35.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$55.00	-57.5%
Average			-39.8%

Saint Lucia vs. Northern Mariana Islands - 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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