Amsterdam vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$1043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	3
😀 Quality of life	95	39
🏙️ Population	921K	20K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 169% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 138th and 4803rd ($3165 vs $1178) 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 0.9 months in Castries. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 24th and 7990th 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	$22	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$9991

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120