Castries vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Castries	Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2826	$3719
🏠 One person rent	$515	$666
🏘️ Family rent	$890	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$876	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	3	95
😀 Quality of life	40	96
🏙️ Population	70K	587K

The cost of living in Castries is 23% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4773rd and 3903rd ($1169 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 529th in Saint Lucia and Germany, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 7795th and 24th 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	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.7	$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.4	$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1812	$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.01	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.86	$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8070	$9800

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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 Essen

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Gelsenkirchen	$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi	Mulheim	$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Bottrop	$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi	Velbert	$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hattingen	$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi	Gladbeck	$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
15 km or 9 mi	Bochum	$1560
18 km or 11 mi	Herne	$1631
18 km or 11 mi	Duisburg	$1340
19 km or 12 mi	Herten	$1550
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
19 km or 12 mi	Sprockhovel	$1558
20 km or 13 mi	Ratingen	$1631
22 km or 14 mi	Witten	$1583
23 km or 14 mi	Recklinghausen	$1535
23 km or 14 mi	Mettmann	$1613
23 km or 14 mi	Dinslaken	$1529
24 km or 15 mi	Dorsten	$1547
24 km or 15 mi	Castrop-Rauxel	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
25 km or 16 mi	Marl	$1552
26 km or 16 mi	Erkrath	$1661
27 km or 17 mi	Schwelm	$1549
27 km or 17 mi	Oer-Erkenschwick	$1558
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
27 km or 17 mi	Wetter	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Gevelsberg	$1563
28 km or 18 mi	Voerde	$1548
28 km or 18 mi	Ennepetal	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Haan	$1645
30 km or 18 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979
30 km or 18 mi	Herdecke	$1549
30 km or 19 mi	Rheinberg	$1543
31 km or 20 mi	Hilden	$1674
32 km or 20 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
32 km or 20 mi	Waltrop	$1591
32 km or 20 mi	Solingen	$1691
32 km or 20 mi	Datteln	$1575