Bridgetown vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bridgetown	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3122	$2826
🏠 One person rent	$606	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$890
🍽️ Food expenses	$550	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.5	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1469	$876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	17	3
😀 Quality of life	54	40
🏙️ Population	110K	70K

The cost of living in Bridgetown is 16% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 4366th and 4773rd ($1352 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Bridgetown compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Bridgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Barbados vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6359th and 7795th 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	$8.34	$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.49	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1447	$1081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$566	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.7	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.87%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3518	$1812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.8	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.63	$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.92	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$6.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.18	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.5	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.97	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$150	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6529	$8070

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Cities near Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1463
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$988
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$988
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1169
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1076
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1111
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1075
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1008
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1213
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1007
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1659
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$697
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1135
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1131
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$638
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$764
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$838
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1336
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$688
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1338
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$760
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$784
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$908
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$736

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