Castries vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$458	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$4688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	3	20
😀 Quality of life	40	77
🏙️ Population	70K	41K

The cost of living in Castries is 67% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 4701st and 32nd ($1108 vs $3374) 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 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 7227th and 754th 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	$7.43	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$25346

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671