Baltimore vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$1043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	97	3
😀 Quality of life	91	39
🏙️ Population	586K	20K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 89% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1429th and 4803rd ($2224 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 Baltimore compared to 0.9 months in Castries. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 138th and 7990th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$9991

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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