Barcelona vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Barcelona	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2116	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4761	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1285	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$2102	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$515	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2516	$862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	98	3
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	1.73M	20K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 81% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4844th ($2116 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Spain vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 205th and 8195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Castries

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	Barcelona	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1395	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2392	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.2	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.08%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7050	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4924	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.17	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.4	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.25	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$777	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16675	$9156

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1580
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1685
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1473
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1623
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1609
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1210
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1161
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1367
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1531
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1741
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1550
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1264
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1877
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1390
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1493
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2000
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1645
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1230
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1201
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1509
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1659
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1585
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1267
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1296
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1569
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1415
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2879
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1663
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1347
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1797

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