Castries vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$1604
🏠 One person rent	$514	$906
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$120
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	3	23
😀 Quality of life	39	30
🏙️ Population	20K	951K

The cost of living in Castries is 7% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4803rd and 4589th ($1178 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7990th and 8792nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Freetown

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	Castries	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$798
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	12.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$1428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$9.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$1.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$3981

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1050
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$984
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1231
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$983
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1219
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1005
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$998
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$831
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$857
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$993
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$993
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1119
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$611
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$545
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$527
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1164
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$494
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1163
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$561
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$493
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1214
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1206
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1281
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1076
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$494
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1141
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$501
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1100
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1067
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$619
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$495