Arlington vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Arlington	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1856	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4502	$2826
🏠 One person rent	$1114	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1920	$890
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.6	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3964	$876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	90	3
😀 Quality of life	77	40
🏙️ Population	394K	70K

The cost of living in Arlington is 59% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 2476th and 4773rd ($1856 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 1375th and 7795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Castries

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	Arlington	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.3	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1284	$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$860	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$1081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.8	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$6.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.8	$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.47	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$103	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23378	$8070

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369

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