Castries vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$525	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$1273
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	3	23
😀 Quality of life	35	37
🏙️ Population	70K	951K

The cost of living in Castries is 14% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 4603rd and 4063rd ($1161 vs $1346) 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 0.9 months in Freetown. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 7503rd and 7302nd 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	$7.01	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$2773

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490