Castries vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$5467
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2923
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$473
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	66
😀 Quality of life	39	90
🏙️ Population	20K	3.94M

The cost of living in Castries is 52% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4803rd and 947th ($1178 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7990th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Dubai

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	Castries	Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$13.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$17401

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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 Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469