Cost of living comparison
Saint Lucia is 17.1% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
TTD65.83
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
TTD44.48
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.42
|
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
TTD5.16
|
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
TTD14.04
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
TTD25.91
|
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
TTD51.33
|
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
TTD25.00
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
TTD24.19
|
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.56
|
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
TTD6.20
|
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
TTD8.06
|
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
TTD13.11
|
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.54
|
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
TTD21.73
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
TTD351.97
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
TTD201,767.68
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
TTD52.12
|
?? | |
pay 11.1% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
TTD344.11
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
TTD3,322.46
|
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
TTD2,503.84
|
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
TTD268.22
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
TTD1,540.10
|
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
TTD37,608.52
|
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
TTD10.37
|
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
TTD23.31
|
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
TTD34.41
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
TTD299.57
|
$40.01
EC$108.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
TTD52.86
|
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Saint Lucia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
TTD355.72
|
$58.51
EC$158.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
TTD252.83
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
TTD699.82
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
TTD585.62
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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