Castries vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5293
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1459
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$4563
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	3	91
😀 Quality of life	38	94
🏙️ Population	20K	1.3M

The cost of living in Castries is 52% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 4844th and 948th ($1170 vs $2461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 815th 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 1.9 months in Dallas. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Dallas ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Dallas

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	Castries	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2187
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$5.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$24367

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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 Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2114
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2198
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2212
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2357
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2246
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2188
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2142
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2114
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2309
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2373
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2127
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2126
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2220
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2124
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2076
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2127
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2233
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2129
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2193
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2579
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2293
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2393
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2128
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2105
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2145
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2225