Castries vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$3388
🏠 One person rent	$525	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	3	24
😀 Quality of life	35	47
🏙️ Population	70K	235K

The cost of living in Castries is 9% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 4603rd and 5085th ($1161 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 7503rd and 6400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Georgetown

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	Castries	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$23423

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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 Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847