Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 11.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.6% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 26.9% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 22.2% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 49.3% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 25.0% more in Saint Lucia

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

Planning a move to Saint Lucia? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Saint Lucia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 52.6% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$9.25 EC$25.00	+43.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$8.33 EC$22.50	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$1.94 EC$5.25	+151.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$0.97 EC$2.62	+287.8%
Average			+52.6%

Saudi Arabia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$1.86 EC$5.02	+89.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$5.61 EC$15.17	+47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$7.75 EC$20.95	+15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$4.71 EC$12.73	+76.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$4.10 EC$11.09	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$3.89 EC$10.50	+298.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$0.75 EC$2.02	-4.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$3.70 EC$10.00	+364.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$6.66 EC$18.00	+789.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$1.54 EC$4.17	+150.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.93 EC$2.50	+53.0%
Average			+113.1%

Saudi Arabia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.9% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$5.83 EC$15.75	+147.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	??
Average			+26.9%

Saudi Arabia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.2% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$43.54 EC$117.67	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$345.35 EC$933.33	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$85.71 EC$231.64	+16.3%
Average			-22.2%

Saudi Arabia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 49.3% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$212.76 EC$575.00	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	??
Average			-49.3%

Saudi Arabia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$3.89 EC$10.51	+103.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$3.70 EC$10.00	+8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$9.25 EC$25.00	+33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$48.57 EC$131.25	-50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$6.48 EC$17.50	-57.5%
Average			-18.4%

Saudi Arabia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 25.0% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$52.73 EC$142.50	+19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$53.19 EC$143.75	-4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$111.01 EC$300.00	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$129.51 EC$350.00	+73.0%
Average			+25.0%

Saudi Arabia vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Saudi Arabia vs. Saint Lucia

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Saint Lucia?

Quality of Life Comparison · 19 statistics

Be 3.1 times more likely to be unemployed in Saint Lucia

Size Comparison · See true size

Saudi Arabia is about 3,490 times bigger than Saint Lucia.

Moving from Saudi Arabia to Saint Lucia · Cost, visas & climate

Compare cost of living, salary and climate.

More cost comparisons

Saudi Arabia vs.

India

Saudi Arabia vs.

United States

Saudi Arabia vs.

Libya

Saudi Arabia vs.

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia vs.

Canada

Saudi Arabia vs.

Australia

Saudi Arabia vs.

Egypt

Saudi Arabia vs.

United Arab Emirates

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Riyadh vs. Castries

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Saudi Arabia

Add prices for Saint Lucia

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Saint Lucia or Saudi Arabia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.