Castries vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$514	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	46
😀 Quality of life	38	92
🏙️ Population	20K	675K

The cost of living in Castries is 37% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4844th and 2599th ($1170 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Saint Lucia and Sweden, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 8195th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Gothenburg

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	Castries	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.07	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$4729

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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	$1812
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$989
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1012
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1079
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1078
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1733
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1136
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1166
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1145
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1232
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1332
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1010
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$699
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$641
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$679
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$844
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$767
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$771
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$888
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2293
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$675
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481