Castries vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Castries	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1178	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2846	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$514	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.5	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1043	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	3	46
😀 Quality of life	39	54
🏙️ Population	20K	2.49M

The cost of living in Castries is 10% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4803rd and 5103rd ($1178 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Saint Lucia and Cuba, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 7990th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Castries vs Havana

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	Castries	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.69	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.2	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.95	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$554	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1004	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.5	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.69%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2132	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.8	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.88	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.15	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.9	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9991	$7234

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607