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Saint Lucia vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 2.0 times more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 47.7% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 64.1% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 81.7% more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 58.0% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL53.17	$7.40 EC$20.00	+137.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.37	$7.40 EC$20.00	+213.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.50	$1.94 EC$5.25	+101.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.60	$0.97 EC$2.63	+72.9%
Average			+131.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Swaziland	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.14	$1.67 EC$4.52	+117.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.77	$5.61 EC$15.17	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL69.57	$7.76 EC$20.96	+90.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.54	$4.24 EC$11.46	+145.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL39.30	$4.41 EC$11.93	+91.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL12.06	$3.43 EC$9.27	+386.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.81	$0.75 EC$2.04	+121.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.44	$2.86 EC$7.72	+555.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.02	$3.01 EC$8.13	+366.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.19	$2.62 EC$7.09	+447.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.97	$0.78 EC$2.12	+34.4%
Average			+216.3%

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pay 47.7% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL77.24	$5.85 EC$15.82	+29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL516.92	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+65.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL452.92	??
Average			+47.7%

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pay 64.1% more for housing

	Swaziland	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL492.30	$41.07 EC$111.00	+42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	+73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+109.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	$79.23 EC$214.12	+31.6%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 81.7% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	$198.89 EC$537.50	+81.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	??
Average			+81.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL32.00	$3.89 EC$10.51	+107.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.74	$3.70 EC$10.00	+87.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.78	$9.25 EC$25.00	+245.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL492.30	$49.03 EC$132.50	+70.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL64.00	$7.03 EC$19.00	+87.7%
Average			+119.6%

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pay 58.0% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL787.36	$50.57 EC$136.67	+9.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL410.25	$53.96 EC$145.83	+124.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	$107.92 EC$291.67	+44.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	$129.51 EC$350.00	+53.3%
Average			+58.0%

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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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