Castries vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$3513
🏠 One person rent	$525	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$1216
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$2980
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	3	96
😀 Quality of life	35	94
🏙️ Population	70K	587K

The cost of living in Castries is 20% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4603rd and 3685th ($1161 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 413th in Saint Lucia and Germany, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7503rd and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Essen

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	Castries	Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$8902

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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	$1568
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1007
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1000
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1015
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1070
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1062
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1499
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1084
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1037
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1039
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1178
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1373
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1377
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$953
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$737
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$695
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$684
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$716
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$890
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$777
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$837
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$858
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2289
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$639
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1559
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1314
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1438
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1431
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1497
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1489
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1479
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1464
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1516
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1404
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1451
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1435
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1434
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1431
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1517
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1455
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1435
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1522
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1459
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1580
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1448