Castries vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$6655
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1596
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2946
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$4876
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	3	100
😀 Quality of life	35	95
🏙️ Population	70K	2.75M

The cost of living in Castries is 57% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4603rd and 529th ($1161 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 483rd 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 Chicago. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 7503rd and 23rd 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	$7.01	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$24502

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371