Castries vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$3416
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	3	45
😀 Quality of life	35	80
🏙️ Population	70K	1.19M

The cost of living in Castries is 35% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4603rd and 2449th ($1161 vs $1779) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Qatar, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 7503rd and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Doha

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	Castries	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$11200

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904