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Saint Lucia vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 20.2% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% less in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 43.0% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 6.3% less in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 42.6% less in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 74.1% less in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Saint Lucia

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$7.40 EC$20.00	-48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$7.40 EC$20.00	-19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$1.94 EC$5.25	-21.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$0.97 EC$2.63	-50.9%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 43.0% more for groceries

	Wellington	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.67 EC$4.52	-15.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$5.61 EC$15.17	+39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$7.76 EC$20.96	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$4.24 EC$11.46	-37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$4.41 EC$11.93	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$3.43 EC$9.27	+151.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.75 EC$2.04	-25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$2.86 EC$7.72	+114.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$3.01 EC$8.13	+29.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$2.62 EC$7.09	+192.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.78 EC$2.12	+15.7%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 6.3% less for transportation

	Wellington	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$5.85 EC$15.82	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	??
Average			-6.3%

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	Wellington	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$41.07 EC$111.00	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	-64.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$79.23 EC$214.12	-27.6%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 74.1% less for childcare

	Wellington	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$198.89 EC$537.50	-74.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	??
Average			-74.1%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$3.89 EC$10.51	-41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$3.70 EC$10.00	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$9.25 EC$25.00	-64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$49.03 EC$132.50	+43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$7.03 EC$19.00	-39.1%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Wellington	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$50.57 EC$136.67	-27.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$53.96 EC$145.83	+15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$107.92 EC$291.67	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$129.51 EC$350.00	-11.4%
Average			-6.9%

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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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