Castries vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$525	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$652
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	3	49
😀 Quality of life	35	57
🏙️ Population	70K	1.46M

The cost of living in Castries is 14% more expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 4603rd and 5385th ($1161 vs $1017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Saint Lucia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 7503rd and 5625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Guadalajara

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	Castries	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$5853

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214