Castries vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$4535
🏠 One person rent	$514	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$2095
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$2934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	3	73
😀 Quality of life	39	88
🏙️ Population	20K	569K

The cost of living in Castries is 41% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 4803rd and 2004th ($1178 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Saint Lucia and Canada, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 1.5 months in Hamilton. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Hamilton ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 7990th and 265th 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	$7.69	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$1114
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$8824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$85.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$16689

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Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$1005
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$995
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1010
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1083
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1718
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1138
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1143
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1114
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1223
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1330
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1327
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1039
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$707
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$645
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$613
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$680
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$830
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$772
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$773
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$873
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2305
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$650
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$685
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120

Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757