Castries vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5638
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1453
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2444
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	68
😀 Quality of life	38	89
🏙️ Population	20K	875K

The cost of living in Castries is 51% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4844th and 1073rd ($1170 vs $2403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 918th 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Charlotte ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 283rd 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	$7.07	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$7.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$24528

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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

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952