Castries vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$458	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$1673
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	3	22
😀 Quality of life	40	43
🏙️ Population	70K	951K

The cost of living in Castries is 48% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4701st and 6569th ($1108 vs $751) 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 2.2 months in Freetown. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7227th and 6876th 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	$7.43	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$2661

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470