Calgary vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$2826
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$890
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	53	3
😀 Quality of life	91	40
🏙️ Population	1.31M	70K

The cost of living in Calgary is 78% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1781st and 4773rd ($2079 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Canada and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Canada vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 160th and 7795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Castries

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	Calgary	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$1812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$6.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$8070

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042