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Saint Lucia vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 2.7 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 5.9 times more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Saint Lucia

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare, clothing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,125.35	$7.40 EC$20.00	+103.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,445.07	$7.40 EC$20.00	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR226.02	$1.94 EC$5.25	+166.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.96	$0.97 EC$2.63	+181.2%
Average			+111.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR148.19	$1.67 EC$4.52	+249.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,771.40	$5.61 EC$15.17	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,861.65	$7.76 EC$20.96	+29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR601.91	$4.24 EC$11.46	+118.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR634.73	$4.41 EC$11.93	+115.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR742.53	$3.43 EC$9.27	+43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR137.52	$0.75 EC$2.04	+69.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR670.98	$2.86 EC$7.72	+31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR169.71	$3.01 EC$8.13	+449.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR140.84	$2.62 EC$7.09	+476.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR157.16	$0.78 EC$2.12	+54.6%
Average			+148.6%

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,274.51	$5.85 EC$15.82	+42.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,324.89	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,642,133.63	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+16.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR928.92	??
Average			+29.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,974.38	$41.07 EC$111.00	+220.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR89,538.15	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	+59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR55,233.97	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+119.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,796.87	$79.23 EC$214.12	+150.4%
Average			+137.3%

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pay 5.9 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,486.19	$198.89 EC$537.50	+487.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR144,317.31	??
Average			+487.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR644.52	$3.89 EC$10.51	+86.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR741.33	$3.70 EC$10.00	+54.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,864.52	$9.25 EC$25.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,655.46	$49.03 EC$132.50	+226.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR966.78	$7.03 EC$19.00	+125.2%
Average			+123.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,756.37	$50.57 EC$136.67	+101.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,272.08	$53.96 EC$145.83	+216.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,410.90	$107.92 EC$291.67	+72.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,858.87	$129.51 EC$350.00	+269.3%
Average			+165.1%

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