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Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Turks and Caicos Islands is 84.4% more expensive than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 99.9% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Groceries: pay 55.7% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Transportation: pay 34.3% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.5% more in Turks and Caicos Islands
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in Turks and Caicos Islands

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Turks and Caicos Islands are more expensive than in Saint Lucia. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Turks and Caicos Islands.

Turks and Caicos Islands vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 99.9% more for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Turks and Caicos Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$20.00	+170.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$12.50	+68.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.50	+28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$2.25	+131.6%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 55.7% more for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Turks and Caicos Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$3.94	+135.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$13.23	+135.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$19.94	+157.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$4.00	-5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$6.80	+54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.81	-47.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.18	+56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$3.00	-0.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.91	+15.6%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 34.3% more for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Turks and Caicos Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$7.86	+34.3%
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)	??	??
Average			+34.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Saint Lucia	Turks and Caicos Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$115.00	+180.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$1,225.00	+165.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$950.00	+142.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$229.41	+189.6%
Average			+169.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Turks and Caicos Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$500.00	+151.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,000.00
Average			+151.4%

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pay 58.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Turks and Caicos Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$8.00	+105.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$5.50	+48.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$7.00	-24.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$100.00	+104.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	??
Average			+58.5%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Turks and Caicos Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$80.00	+58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$60.00	+11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$150.00	+39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$100.00	-22.8%
Average			+21.4%

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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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