Brookhaven vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brookhaven	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2924	$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5450	$2846
🏠 One person rent	$1858	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1725	$866
🍽️ Food expenses	$745	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$1043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	65	3
😀 Quality of life	72	39
🏙️ Population	486K	20K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 148% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 281st and 4803rd ($2924 vs $1178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 230th 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 0.9 months in Castries. Brookhaven ranked 999th best city to live in the United States vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 2997th and 7990th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Brookhaven	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.07	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2326	$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4090	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$857	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5605	$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.4	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.11	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2261	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23474	$9991

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2763
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2619
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2397
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2725
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2160
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3756
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2271
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3087
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2744
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2661
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2724
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2609
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2556
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2343
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2555
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2715
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3446
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3582
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3033
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2295
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2664
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2391
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2645
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2727
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2982
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2694
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2253
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2653
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2118
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2471
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2710
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2815
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2580
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3045
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3327
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3562
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2823
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2378
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2820

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