Castries vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$3604
🏠 One person rent	$458	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1284
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$3220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	3	95
😀 Quality of life	40	95
🏙️ Population	70K	579K

The cost of living in Castries is 27% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4701st and 3358th ($1108 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 247th 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 4th in Germany, while ranked 7227th and 32nd 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	$7.43	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$9133

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$993
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$1008
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$834
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1069
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1575
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1099
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1074
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1076
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1217
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1212
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1214
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$898
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$710
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$666
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$654
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$686
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$748
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2446
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$769
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$719
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2309
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$608
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$637
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2185

Cities near Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1412
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1471
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1558
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1395
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1424
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1369
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1356
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1470
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1286
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1407
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1432
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1387
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1399
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1430
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1124
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1415
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1493
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1318
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1422
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1417
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1373
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1367
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1396
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1351
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1458
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1776
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1388
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1394
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1501
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1409
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1407
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1511
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1410