Castries vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Castries	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1161	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2735	$4455
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1247
🏘️ Family rent	$858	$2030
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1236	$2780
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	73
😀 Quality of life	35	88
🏙️ Population	70K	569K

The cost of living in Castries is 42% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 4603rd and 1784th ($1161 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Castries compared to 1.4 months in Hamilton. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hamilton ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 7503rd and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Hamilton

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	Castries	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.01	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.1	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$618	$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$636	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.3	$51.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1612	$16293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$4716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.53	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.25	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.11	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$183	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7323	$21263

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799