Castries vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$514	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$7880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	3	25
😀 Quality of life	39	80
🏙️ Population	20K	47K

The cost of living in Castries is 69% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 4803rd and 15th ($1178 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saint Lucia and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 7990th and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs George Town

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	Castries	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$26968

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673