Castries vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$3769
🏠 One person rent	$514	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1171
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3356
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	3	94
😀 Quality of life	39	81
🏙️ Population	20K	595K

The cost of living in Castries is 21% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 4803rd and 4048th ($1178 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 555th in Saint Lucia and Germany, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 2.3 months in Dortmund. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Dortmund ranked 58th in Germany, while ranked 7990th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Dortmund

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	Castries	Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$68.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1142
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$911
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$3134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$2319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$28831

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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 Dortmund

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Schwerte	$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi	Lunen	$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi	Waltrop	$1533
13 km or 8 mi	Witten	$1559
13 km or 8 mi	Herdecke	$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi	Wetter	$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi	Unna	$1532
16 km or 10 mi	Bergkamen	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Kamen	$1555
17 km or 11 mi	Hagen	$1554
17 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Bochum	$1548
18 km or 11 mi	Datteln	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Selm	$1555
20 km or 12 mi	Werne	$1571
20 km or 13 mi	Iserlohn	$1237
21 km or 13 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1565
21 km or 13 mi	Frondenberg	$1508
22 km or 13 mi	Recklinghausen	$1580
22 km or 14 mi	Gevelsberg	$1559
23 km or 14 mi	Sprockhovel	$1565
23 km or 14 mi	Hattingen	$1552
25 km or 15 mi	Menden	$1502
25 km or 15 mi	Herten	$1565
25 km or 16 mi	Ennepetal	$1572
25 km or 16 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1506
25 km or 16 mi	Hemer	$1427
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1589
28 km or 18 mi	Ludinghausen	$1581
29 km or 18 mi	Marl	$1568
30 km or 18 mi	Hamm	$1663
31 km or 19 mi	Werl	$1683
32 km or 20 mi	Essen	$1519
33 km or 20 mi	Haltern am See	$1561
34 km or 21 mi	Gladbeck	$1538
35 km or 21 mi	Ludenscheid	$1577
35 km or 22 mi	Wuppertal	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Velbert	$1580
36 km or 22 mi	Radevormwald	$1598