Castries vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5693
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1375
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$2392
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3706
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	88
😀 Quality of life	38	93
🏙️ Population	20K	488K

The cost of living in Castries is 50% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4844th and 1221st ($1170 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 37th 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 8195th and 77th 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	$7.07	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$26404

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1784
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1862
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1852
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1656
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1854
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1585
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2121
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1906
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1645
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1707
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1490
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1588
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1655
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1975
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1827
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1573
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1964
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2053
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1415
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1540
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1430
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1450
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1727
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1873
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1496
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2265
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892