Boston vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Boston	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3345	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7700	$2674
🏠 One person rent	$2257	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$3867	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$739	$471
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5860	$1226
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	3
😀 Quality of life	92	40
🏙️ Population	676K	70K

The cost of living in Boston is 202% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 35th and 4701st ($3345 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 83rd and 7227th 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	$22.1	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2636	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4850	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	8.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11687	$1525
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6831	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$2.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.14	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.29	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$8.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$8.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$6.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.02	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$4.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2399	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27937	$1840

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2847
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2723
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2746
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2915
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2905
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2698
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2859
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2338
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2677
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2773
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2556
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2823
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$2537
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2522
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2594
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2787
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2750

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185