Calgary vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1159
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$829
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$1222
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	53	3
😀 Quality of life	90	35
🏙️ Population	1.31M	70K

The cost of living in Calgary is 85% more expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4713th ($2149 vs $1159) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.1 months in Castries. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 131st and 7462nd 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	$16.9	$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$76.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	7.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$7.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$6685

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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