Castries vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4784
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	94
😀 Quality of life	39	97
🏙️ Population	20K	667K

The cost of living in Castries is 54% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4803rd and 805th ($1178 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Denmark, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 7990th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Copenhagen

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	Castries	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$12710

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557