Castries vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$4005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	3	72
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	70K	906K

The cost of living in Castries is 49% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4713th and 1248th ($1159 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1100th 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 Columbus. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 7462nd and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Columbus

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	Castries	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$15346

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829