Castries vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4088
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1008
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$3260
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	3	34
😀 Quality of life	39	85
🏙️ Population	20K	679K

The cost of living in Castries is 34% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 4803rd and 2822nd ($1178 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1955th 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 0.9 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 145th in the United States, while ranked 7990th and 437th 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	$7.69	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1021
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$6901

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373