Castries vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Castries Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2826
$6454
🏠 One person rent
$515
$1702
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$2727
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$702
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$876
$5210
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
3
100
😀 Quality of life
40
97
🏙️ Population
70K
2.75M

The cost of living in Castries is 58% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4773rd and 394th ($1169 vs $2799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7795th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Castries vs Chicago infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Castries vs Chicago

Prices for goods and services in Castries and Chicago are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Castries Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$1993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$3215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1812
$3645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$3.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$135
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$2032
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8070
$23423

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426