Arlington vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	90	3
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	394K	20K

The cost of living in Arlington is 63% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 2397th and 4844th ($1907 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 894th and 8195th 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	$16	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$9156

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022