Cost of living comparison

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Saint Lucia vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Saint Lucia is 46.6% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% more in Saint Lucia
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Saint Lucia
Transportation: pay 13.3% more in Saint Lucia
Housing: pay 56.1% more in Saint Lucia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Saint Lucia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% more in Saint Lucia
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Saint Lucia

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

Saint Lucia vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.3% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$7.40 EC$20.00	-2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$7.40 EC$20.00	-24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.94 EC$5.25	+38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.97 EC$2.63	+33.4%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$1.67 EC$4.52	+16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$5.61 EC$15.17	+33.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$7.76 EC$20.96	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$4.24 EC$11.46	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$4.41 EC$11.93	-8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$3.43 EC$9.27	+36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.75 EC$2.04	-7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$2.86 EC$7.72	+57.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$3.01 EC$8.13	+193.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER232	$2.62 EC$7.09	+169.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.78 EC$2.12	-9.3%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$5.85 EC$15.82	-44.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,090	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,538	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	+71.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,826	??
Average			+13.3%

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pay 56.1% more for housing

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,536	$41.07 EC$111.00	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,346	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	+98.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,550	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	+136.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,774	$79.23 EC$214.12	+37.1%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,445	$198.89 EC$537.50	+157.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,285	??
Average			+157.0%

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pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$3.89 EC$10.51	+70.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$3.70 EC$10.00	+7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$9.25 EC$25.00	+98.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,676	$49.03 EC$132.50	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$7.03 EC$19.00	+24.7%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Yemen	Saint Lucia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,618	$50.57 EC$136.67	-4.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,918	$53.96 EC$145.83	-52.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,930	$107.92 EC$291.67	+43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,737	$129.51 EC$350.00	+64.8%
Average			+12.9%

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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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