Castries vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Castries	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2674	$3634
🏠 One person rent	$458	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$471	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.2	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1226	$2921
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	3	46
😀 Quality of life	40	92
🏙️ Population	70K	608K

The cost of living in Castries is 34% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4701st and 2703rd ($1108 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Saint Lucia and Sweden, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 7227th and 84th 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	$7.43	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$6.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$871	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.54%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1525	$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.7	$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.5	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.83	$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.13	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1840	$3122

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1455
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1250
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1282
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1318
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1411
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1438
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1465
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1719
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1363
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1396
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1585
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1375
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1652
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1395
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1723
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1999
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1880
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1887
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1276
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1519
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1575
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1246
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1781
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1616
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2011
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1569
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1261