Curacao vs Saint Lucia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curacao Saint Lucia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1395
$1166
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3667
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$637
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$1381
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$470
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$943
$1222
💸 GDP per capita
$20493
$13980
😃 Human freedom index
7.2
6.5
❤️ Life expectancy
78
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
72
55
🌐 English speaking %
60%
43%
🎓 Higher education
15
1
😀 Quality of life
61
44
🏙️ Population
153K
168K

The average cost of living in Curacao ($1395) is 20% more expensive than in Saint Lucia ($1166). Curacao ranked 39th vs 64th for Saint Lucia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curacao compared to 1 months in Saint Lucia. Ranked 57th and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Curacao vs Saint Lucia

We calculate prices for Curacao and Saint Lucia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Curacao Saint Lucia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$7.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.7
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$534
$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.6
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1762
$1108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.72
$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.9
$33.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$6.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.27
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.68
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.8
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$46.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.91
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.6
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12926
$6671

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In Curacao

City Cost of living Population
Willemstad
$1395
150K
Barber
$1395
2.42K

In Saint Lucia

City Cost of living Population
Castries
$1159
70K
Vieux Fort
$1196
15.8K