Buenos Aires vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$402
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$829
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1222
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
79
3
😀 Quality of life
72
35
🏙️ Population
3.12M
70K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 6099th and 4713th ($909 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Argentina and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 1789th and 7462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$6685

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Castries

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$1004
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$981
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1003
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1390
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1360
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1138
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1061
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1065
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1599
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1593
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1598
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1582
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1596
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1594
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1101
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1081
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1084
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1168
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1164
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1070
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1241
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1242
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$964
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$719
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$692
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$684
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$1926
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$691
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$871
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$770
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2561
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$821
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$704
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2295
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$627
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$662
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2192