Castries vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1739
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	34
😀 Quality of life	38	85
🏙️ Population	20K	679K

The cost of living in Castries is 36% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 4844th and 2753rd ($1170 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1911th in Saint Lucia and the United States, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs El Paso ranked 154th in the United States, while ranked 8195th and 472nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs El Paso

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	Castries	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$6914

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384