Arlington vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$1043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	90	3
😀 Quality of life	78	39
🏙️ Population	394K	20K

The cost of living in Arlington is 62% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 2324th and 4803rd ($1913 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 2nd in the United States and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.9 months in Castries. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 895th and 7990th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$9991

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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