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Saint Lucia vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 16.0% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 46.0% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 19.9% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 0.2% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.3% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 16.5% more in Saint Lucia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Saint Lucia are more expensive than in Trinidad and Tobago. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Trinidad and Tobago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:

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pay 21.8% more for restaurants

	Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.57 TTD64.89	$7.40 EC$20.00	-22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.67 TTD51.99	$7.40 EC$20.00	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 TTD6.90	$1.94 EC$5.25	+90.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 TTD5.38	$0.97 EC$2.63	+22.5%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 46.0% more for groceries

	Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 TTD16.02	$1.67 EC$4.52	-29.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 TTD25.94	$5.61 EC$15.17	+46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.89 TTD60.28	$7.76 EC$20.96	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.36 TTD29.54	$4.24 EC$11.46	-2.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 TTD27.63	$4.41 EC$11.93	+8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.59 TTD17.56	$3.43 EC$9.27	+32.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.49	$0.75 EC$2.04	-31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 TTD12.03	$2.86 EC$7.72	+60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 TTD12.14	$3.01 EC$8.13	+68.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.09	$2.62 EC$7.09	+334.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TTD4.04	$0.78 EC$2.12	+31.6%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 19.9% more for transportation

	Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 TTD26.36	$5.85 EC$15.82	+50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.39 TTD585.66	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,153.27 TTD217,962.54	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 TTD54.77	??
Average			+19.9%

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pay 0.2% less for housing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.66 TTD384.07	$41.07 EC$111.00	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$557.33 TTD3,778.09	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$386.35 TTD2,618.99	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.56 TTD376.62	$79.23 EC$214.12	+42.6%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.08 TTD1,776.62	$198.89 EC$537.50	-24.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.26 TTD41,942.54	??
Average			-24.1%

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pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.09 TTD14.14	$3.89 EC$10.51	+86.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 TTD22.86	$3.70 EC$10.00	+9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.99 TTD33.86	$9.25 EC$25.00	+85.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.14 TTD339.88	$49.03 EC$132.50	-2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.53 TTD57.82	$7.03 EC$19.00	-17.6%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 16.5% more for clothing

	Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.14 TTD360.22	$50.57 EC$136.67	-4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.43 TTD267.32	$53.96 EC$145.83	+36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.11 TTD827.76	$107.92 EC$291.67	-11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.97 TTD603.14	$129.51 EC$350.00	+45.6%
Average			+16.5%

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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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