Barcelona vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$2826
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$890
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	98	3
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	1.7M	70K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 78% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1764th and 4773rd ($2087 vs $1169) 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 0.7 months in Castries. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 229th and 7795th 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	$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$1812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$8070

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042