Castries vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$515	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$4591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	92
😀 Quality of life	40	98
🏙️ Population	70K	667K

The cost of living in Castries is 55% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4773rd and 713th ($1169 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Denmark, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 7795th and 10th 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	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$17654

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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	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678