Castries vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Castries	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1170	$1241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2983
🏠 One person rent	$514	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1060
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$862	$750
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	3	47
😀 Quality of life	38	62
🏙️ Population	20K	1.39M

The cost of living in Castries is 6% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 4844th and 4689th ($1170 vs $1241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Saint Lucia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 8195th and 5768th 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	$7.07	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.1	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.94	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$590	$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1074	$1418
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$27.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.9	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.81%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2032	$3091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1444	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.39	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.15	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.87	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.12	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.74	$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9156	$11768

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102