Buenos Aires vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2846
🏠 One person rent
$555
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$866
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$73.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$1043
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
79
3
😀 Quality of life
77
39
🏙️ Population
3.12M
20K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 6% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 4647th and 4803rd ($1247 vs $1178) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.9 months in Castries. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 1053rd and 7990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Castries

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Buenos Aires Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$554
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
7.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$7.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$7.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$79.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$9991

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

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