Castries vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$6659
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1594
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$3123
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$5285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	40	96
🏙️ Population	70K	2.75M

The cost of living in Castries is 58% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4701st and 505th ($1108 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 455th 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 2 months in Chicago. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7227th and 16th 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	$7.43	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$15494

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2446
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2387
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2199
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2257
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2317
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2300
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2290
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2323
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2295
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2245
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2282
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2244
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2264
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2215
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2264
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2204
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2258
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2013
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2248
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2258
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2240
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2162
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2030
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2257
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2253
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2269
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2250
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2267
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2264
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2238
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2239
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2221
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2038
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2240