Boston vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Boston	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3547	$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7979	$2735
🏠 One person rent	$2453	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$4007	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5732	$1236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	3
😀 Quality of life	91	35
🏙️ Population	676K	70K

The cost of living in Boston is 206% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 24th and 4603rd ($3547 vs $1161) 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 103rd and 7503rd 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	$21.6	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.36	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2794	$618
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2107	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5075	$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3386	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$40.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10352	$1612
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5877	$1166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.1	$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$6.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$6.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.05	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$4.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$195	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31112	$7323

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2873
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2824
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2774
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2783
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2934
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2922
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2732
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2882
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2403
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2805
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2844
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2851
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2592
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2848
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2833
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2861
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2825

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