Amsterdam vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2674
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$1226
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	3
😀 Quality of life	94	40
🏙️ Population	921K	70K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 130% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 612th and 4701st ($2545 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 37th and 7227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Castries

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	Amsterdam	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$1840

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185