Castries vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$6615
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2023
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$3441
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$661
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3998
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	3	96
😀 Quality of life	39	94
🏙️ Population	20K	593K

The cost of living in Castries is 61% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 4803rd and 214th ($1178 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Ireland, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.3 months in Dublin. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 7990th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Dublin

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	Castries	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$93.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$8.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$2081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$3773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$2979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$8583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$5735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$4.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$12713

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742