Atlanta vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$1236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	3
😀 Quality of life	90	35
🏙️ Population	499K	70K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 121% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 704th and 4603rd ($2570 vs $1161) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th 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 Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 165th and 7503rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Castries

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	Atlanta	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$6.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$4.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$7323

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177