Antwerp vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$2826
🏠 One person rent	$909	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$890
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$876
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	87	3
😀 Quality of life	91	40
🏙️ Population	529K	70K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 55% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 2669th and 4773rd ($1818 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in Belgium and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 196th and 7795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Castries

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	Antwerp	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$1812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$6.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$8070

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042