Castries vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2310
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$5713
🏠 One person rent	$515	$1359
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$2393
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$3676
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	88
😀 Quality of life	40	95
🏙️ Population	70K	488K

The cost of living in Castries is 49% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1247th ($1169 vs $2310) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 7795th and 59th 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	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$8.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$1942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$300
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$6892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$4820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1932
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$23184

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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	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808