Brookhaven vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	65	3
😀 Quality of life	72	38
🏙️ Population	486K	20K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 150% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 276th and 4844th ($2921 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st 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 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 3052nd and 8195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Castries

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	Brookhaven	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$9156

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

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