Castries vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$6320
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1650
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$623
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$4830
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	68
😀 Quality of life	40	88
🏙️ Population	70K	875K

The cost of living in Castries is 59% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4701st and 361st ($1108 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 319th in Saint Lucia and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Charlotte ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 7227th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Charlotte

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	Castries	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$2287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$35.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$182
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$26419

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2350
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2223
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2287
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1935
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2218
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2073
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2153
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2112
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2094
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1573
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1902
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1932
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2139
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2084
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2052
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2082
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2190
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$1855
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2181
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1991
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2184
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1949
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1888
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2236
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2664
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2119
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2105
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2119