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Saint Lucia vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 27.2% cheaper than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 76.9% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.2% less for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,488	$7.40 EC$20.00	-40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,136	$7.40 EC$20.00	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV303	$1.94 EC$5.25	-23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV229	$0.97 EC$2.63	-49.6%
Average			-34.2%

Vanuatu vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Vanuatu	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV302	$1.67 EC$4.52	-34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,190	$5.61 EC$15.17	-44.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,077	$7.76 EC$20.96	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV625	$4.24 EC$11.46	-19.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV990	$4.41 EC$11.93	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV251	$3.43 EC$9.27	+62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV105	$0.75 EC$2.04	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV324	$2.86 EC$7.72	+4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV293	$3.01 EC$8.13	+22.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV233	$2.62 EC$7.09	+33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV113	$0.78 EC$2.12	-17.8%
Average			-6.2%

Vanuatu vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Vanuatu	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV845	$5.85 EC$15.82	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV7,937	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV3M	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,042	??
Average			+3.6%

Vanuatu vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.9% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV26,954	$41.07 EC$111.00	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV227K	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV152K	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV48,306	$79.23 EC$214.12	-80.5%
Average			-76.9%

Vanuatu vs. Saint Lucia - Cost of housing

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Vanuatu	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV73,422	$198.89 EC$537.50	-67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV808K	??
Average			-67.8%

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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV572	$3.89 EC$10.51	-19.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV677	$3.70 EC$10.00	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,091	$9.25 EC$25.00	+0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,025	$49.03 EC$132.50	-27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,488	$7.03 EC$19.00	-43.9%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Vanuatu	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV3,969	$50.57 EC$136.67	+51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV7,937	$53.96 EC$145.83	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$107.92 EC$291.67
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$129.51 EC$350.00
Average			+16.1%

Vanuatu 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: March 2026

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