Amsterdam vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$1222
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	3
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	921K	70K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 147% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 252nd and 4713th ($2859 vs $1159) 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 25th and 7462nd 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	$20	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$6685

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192