Castries vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$4857
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1158
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$2113
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$4187
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	3	77
😀 Quality of life	40	89
🏙️ Population	70K	639K

The cost of living in Castries is 44% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4701st and 1843rd ($1108 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Detroit ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 7227th and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Detroit

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	Castries	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$16868

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614