Castries vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2674
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$458
$400
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$471
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.2
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$441
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
3
23
😀 Quality of life
40
48
🏙️ Population
70K
201K

The cost of living in Castries is 19% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 4701st and 5795th ($1108 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and Guyana, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 7227th and 6441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.43
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.9
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.94
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$47
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$71.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$60.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.54%
6.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1525
$3901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1166
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$2.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$9.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.36
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.83
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.13
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.3
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1840
$2625

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$933
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$921
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$870
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$896
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1248
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$760
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$748
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$683
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$898
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1053
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1217
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1099
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1218
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$824
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1490
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$838
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1528
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1069
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1069
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$710
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$700
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1353
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1294
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$637
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$608
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$686
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$654
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$666
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$1008
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$993
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$719
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$769
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$707
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1108
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763