Baltimore vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	97	3
😀 Quality of life	91	38
🏙️ Population	586K	20K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 91% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1414th and 4844th ($2234 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 164th and 8195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Castries

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	Baltimore	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$9156

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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