Calgary vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$862
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	53	3
😀 Quality of life	90	38
🏙️ Population	1.31M	20K

The cost of living in Calgary is 81% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1716th and 4844th ($2118 vs $1170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Castries ranked 2nd in Saint Lucia, while ranked 209th and 8195th 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	$17	$7.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$58.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1074
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$40.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	7.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$35.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$7.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$4.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$9156

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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