Castries vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2822
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$6502
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1695
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$730
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$5026
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	38	95
🏙️ Population	20K	2.75M

The cost of living in Castries is 59% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4844th and 375th ($1170 vs $2822) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 311th 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 Chicago. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Chicago

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	Castries	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$99.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$2002
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$3205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$3759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$75.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$16.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1863
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$24172

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434