Castries vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	3	73
😀 Quality of life	38	92
🏙️ Population	20K	906K

The cost of living in Castries is 45% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4844th and 1686th ($1170 vs $2127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1354th 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 Columbus. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Columbus ranked 17th in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 96th 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	$7.07	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$934
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$3248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$6.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$9.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$24638

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935