Castries vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

	Castries	Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2626	$4530
🏠 One person rent	$358	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$778	$2204
🍽️ Food expenses	$462	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1382	$4381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	3	61
😀 Quality of life	43	90
🏙️ Population	70K	3.33M

The cost of living in Castries is 48% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 5578th and 1903rd ($1007 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in Castries compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6767th and 130th 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	$7.23	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.11	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$12.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$624	$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.6	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.1	$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.4%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1192	$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$834	$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$38.9	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.85	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.58	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.16	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.23	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.75	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1847	$11590

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1074
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1367
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$860
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$884
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$946
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1285
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1292
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1250
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$990
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$992
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1308
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1297
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1301
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1293
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1293
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1298
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$982
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1558
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1550
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1075
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$924
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$987
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1182
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1238
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$903
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$702
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$696
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1854
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$700
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$1029
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$700
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2479
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$677
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$740
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$773
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2162
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$605
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$702
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2369

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1343
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$1129
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1020
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1096
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1362
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1967
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1261
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1260
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$799
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1964
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1150
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1797
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$688
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$968
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$689
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$693
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1277
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1245
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1277
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$688
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$952
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$987
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$947
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$880
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$705
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$690
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$691
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$687
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$657
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$907
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$686
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$687
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$785
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$650
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$863
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$837
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$686