Boston vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Boston	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3680	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8143	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$2555	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$4103	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$749	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6248	$1043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	3
😀 Quality of life	91	39
🏙️ Population	676K	20K

The cost of living in Boston is 212% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 27th and 4803rd ($3680 vs $1178) 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 0.9 months in Castries. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 105th and 7990th 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	$24.8	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2870	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2200	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5120	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3473	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.3	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12808	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6220	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.58	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.77	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$192	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.4	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2859	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26444	$9991

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2959
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2901
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2794
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$3007
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$3005
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2796
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2963
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2420
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2828
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2906
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2867
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2923
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2636
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2855
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2900
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2890
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2890

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120