Bridgetown vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bridgetown	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1336	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3092	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$600	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$923	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.6	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1573	$862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	15	3
😀 Quality of life	57	38
🏙️ Population	98.5K	20K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 14% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 4500th and 4844th ($1336 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Barbados and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Barbados vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6197th and 8195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bridgetown vs Castries

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	Bridgetown	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.45	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.7	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.97	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.6	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.5	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.75%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3508	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3486	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.58	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.12	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.93	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.2	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$297	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6536	$9156

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022