Castries vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Castries	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1159	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$5663
🏠 One person rent	$524	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$829	$2459
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1222	$3703
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	88
😀 Quality of life	35	94
🏙️ Population	70K	488K

The cost of living in Castries is 48% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4713th and 1263rd ($1159 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th in Saint Lucia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7462nd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Edinburgh

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	Castries	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.55	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.8	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.54	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.9	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.05%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1473	$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.99	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.6	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$181	$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6685	$23136

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1004
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$981
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1003
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1061
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1065
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1594
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1101
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1081
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1084
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1164
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1241
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1242
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$964
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$719
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$692
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$691
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$871
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$770
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2561
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$821
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$704
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2295
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$627
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$662
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767