Boston vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Boston	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3652	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8068	$2826
🏠 One person rent	$2548	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$4099	$890
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6190	$876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	3
😀 Quality of life	94	40
🏙️ Population	676K	70K

The cost of living in Boston is 212% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 27th and 4773rd ($3652 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 71st and 7795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Castries

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	Boston	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.06	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2890	$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2183	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5272	$1081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3425	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9693	$1812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6005	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.8	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$6.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.56	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.3	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2782	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27427	$8070

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833

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