Buenos Aires vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$536
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$872
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$862
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
79
3
😀 Quality of life
77
38
🏙️ Population
3.12M
20K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 3% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 4761st and 4844th ($1207 vs $1170) 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 0.7 months in Castries. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 1226th and 8195th 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
$17.2
$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$9156

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

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