Cost of living comparison

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Saint Lucia vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 2.2 times more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 77.8% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 55.3% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 4.9 times more in Saint Lucia

The cost of clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 54.7% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$7.40 EC$20.00	+146.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.40 EC$20.00	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$1.94 EC$5.25	+88.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.97 EC$2.63	+9.5%
Average			+54.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.67 EC$4.52	+150.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.61 EC$15.17	+58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$7.76 EC$20.96	-15.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$4.24 EC$11.46	+111.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$4.41 EC$11.93	+29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$3.43 EC$9.27	+89.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.75 EC$2.04	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$2.86 EC$7.72	+788.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$3.01 EC$8.13	+32.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$2.62 EC$7.09	+189.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.78 EC$2.12	+6.2%
Average			+129.4%

Sierra Leone vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.8% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$5.85 EC$15.82	+16.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+139.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	??
Average			+77.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

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pay 55.3% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$41.07 EC$111.00	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-69.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$79.23 EC$214.12	-28.2%
Average			-55.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

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

Sierra Leone vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$3.89 EC$10.51	+159.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.70 EC$10.00	+113.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$9.25 EC$25.00	+208.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$49.03 EC$132.50	-1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.03 EC$19.00
Average			+119.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.9 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$50.57 EC$136.67	+405.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$53.96 EC$145.83	+574.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$107.92 EC$291.67	+439.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$129.51 EC$350.00	+159.0%
Average			+394.7%

Sierra Leone vs. Saint Lucia - 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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