Barcelona vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$1236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	98	3
😀 Quality of life	87	35
🏙️ Population	1.7M	70K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 59% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 2276th and 4603rd ($1841 vs $1161) 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 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 270th and 7503rd 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	$15	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$6.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$4.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$7323

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

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